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LOT 1276
Achaemenid Bronze Bowl with Later Arabic Inscription
CIRCA 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
5 1/2 in. (150 grams, 13.8 cm wide).
Hemispherical in profile with tremolier calligraphic text to the centre.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, early 2000s.
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