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LOT 0903
Achaemenid Bronze Bowl
CIRCA 6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
6 1/2 in. (214 grams, 16.9 cm).
Comprising a deep dish with slightly convex bottom and outward sloping sides. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection formed before 2000.
Ex North London, UK, gallery.
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