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LOT 2079

Bactrian Style Alabaster Chalice

20TH CENTURY A.D.

10 in. (1.93 kg, 25.5 cm).

With squat, bell-shaped bowl, everted rim and tapering cylindrical stem. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex London, UK, art market, 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 2079

Bactrian Style Alabaster Chalice

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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