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LOT 2069
Bactrian Style Alabaster Vase
20TH CENTURY A.D. OR EARLIER
8 1/4 in. (1.9 kg, 21 cm).
With tubular body expanding toward the rounded base, everted wide rim; repaired.
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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