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LOT 1327
Achaemenid Bronze Bowl
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
7 in. (223 grams, 17.6 cm wide).
Broad and of squat profile with rounded underside, low-relief ring to the centre.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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