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LOT 1216

Bactrian Alabaster Dish

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

3 1/2 in. (177 grams, 88 mm).

Comprising a shallow body with rounded base and everted lip.

Provenance

Acquired on the European art market, April 2001.
Private collection, Switzerland.
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 1216

Bactrian Alabaster Dish

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

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