ANTWERP, BELGIUM - MAY 2004: Christie’s expert Andreas Pampoulides examines a porphry urn and cover that later sold for £209,850

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ANTWERP, BELGIUM - MAY 2004: Christie’s expert Andreas Pampoulides examines A porphry urn and cover, the body possibly Roman, the cover and socle possibly French and late 17th/early 18th century at Axel Vervoordt’s moated castle near Antwerp. The urn later sold for £209,850 during the three day sale organised by Christie's auction house.

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Location: Antwerp, Belgium
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