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LOT 1112
Bronze Age Terracotta Decorated Bowl
TRANS-JORDAN EBI, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
14 1/8 in. (3.35 kg, 36 cm wide).
With wide body and low foot, decorative impressed-point band with four low lugs below the rim.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of pottery formed prior to 1988, London and Geneva.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Opening Bid: £3,000
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Opening Bid: £5,000
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