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LOT 1079
Byzantine Ribbed Vessel
LEVANTINE, 8TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
10 in. (926 grams, 25.5 cm).
With barrel-shaped body and narrow foot, biconvex neck; circumferential ribbing to the sidewall. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
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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