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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]

Provenance

From 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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1785

Bactrian Style Alabaster Bowl

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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