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LOT 1377
Achaemenid Bronze Cup
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
5 3/8 in. (183 grams, 13.7 cm).
With squat profile, flared rim above a deep carination.
ProvenanceEx property of a London, UK, gentleman, Mayfair gallery, 1990s.
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UK collection, 1990s. Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000. Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman. -
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1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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Hittite Limestone Altar
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