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LOT 0895
Bactrian Ceramic Vessel
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 1.2 in. (1.7 kg, 21.5 cm high).
Trumpet-shaped foot developing to three round-section arms supporting a broad dish with sloping sidewall.
Provenance
From a late Japanese specialist collector, 1970-2000s.
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