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Bowl Bought for $3 Sells for $2.2 Million

Description:A Chinese bowl recently sold for $2.2 million at an auction. The piece was originally bought for $3 by a family in New York from a garage sale in 2007. It was discovered that the bowl was actually a 1,000-year-old piece of Oriental art originating from a dynasty which ruled China from 960 to the early 1100s, according to Sotheby's. (1:07)

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