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LOT 1785
Bactrian Style Alabaster Bowl
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (924 grams, 12 cm wide).
Biconvex in profile with gently flared rim to the mouth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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