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LOT 1177
Western Asiatic Stone and Other Mixed Artefact Group
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 1/4 - 5 5/8 in. (1.7 kg total, 3.1-14.2 cm).
Including terracotta tile, vase and jar fragments, tripod vessel and other items. [18, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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