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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]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, art market, 1990s.
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