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LOT 0894
Achaemenid Ribbed Phiale Mesomphalos
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
7 1/2 in. (264 grams, 19 cm wide).
A copper-alloy bowl with omphalos and fluting.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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Opening Bid: £139
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Fine condition.
Acquired 1990s. From an important Paris gallery, France. Ex Parisian collection.
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English collection formed in the 1990s. UK art market. Property of an Essex gentleman.
