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LOT 1472

Achaemenid Bronze Phiale Mesomphalos

6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.

4 3/4 in. (170 grams, 12 cm).

Broad and deep with slightly inturned rim, central repoussé dome.

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 1472

Achaemenid Bronze Phiale Mesomphalos

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

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