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LOT 1256
Amlash Terracotta Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 1/2 in. (690 grams, 24 cm).
With a bulbous body and cylindrical neck, everted rim and two small loop handles to the edge; repaired. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Mayfair gallery 1990s.
Ex London, UK, 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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