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LOT 1955
Bactrian Style Alabaster Vessel
20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/2 in. (1.8 kg, 19.5 cm).
With tubular body expanding toward the rounded base, everted wide rim; repaired.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, art market, 1990s.
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