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LOT 1435
Achaemenid Bronze Cup
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
3 3/4 in. (133 grams, 96 mm).
Round-bodied with carinated shoulder and everted rim, central raised base.
ProvenanceAcquired 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.
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