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LOT 1238
Bactrian Decorated Stone Kohl Pot
2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 in. (33.13 grams, 53 mm).
With rectangular-section body and four stub feet, flared mouth with ribbed neck; the body decorated with three ring-and-dot motifs to each side. [No Reserve]
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
On the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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