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LOT 1271
Achaemenid Bronze Cup
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
5 in. (156 grams, 12.5 cm).
Conical in profile with low disc to the foot.
Provenance
Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman, Mayfair gallery, 1990s.
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