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LOT 1320
Bactrian Stone Dish with Foot
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
(233 grams, 12.5 cm wide).
Broad dish with stepped rim and stepped socket to underside, separate stepped base.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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