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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.
ProvenanceAcquired 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.
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