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LOT 1348

Achaemenid Bronze Cup

6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.

3 in. (80 grams, 77 mm).

Bulbous body and carinated shoulder extending to a cylindrical mouth.

Provenance

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1348

Achaemenid Bronze Cup

Sold for (Inc. bp): £91

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