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LOT 0183
Elamite Chlorite Vessel with Geometric Decoration
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 5/8 in. (157 grams, 68 mm high).
Spool-shaped with a flared rim and splayed foot, the upper body carved with a frieze of combed triangles, two plain bands to the equator, guilloche below.
ProvenanceEx Robin Symes Ancient Art, pre 1999, inventory no.44.
LiteratureCf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 74.51.5026, for similar triangles; 17.190.106 for a vessel of similar form; cf. the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, accession number AC1995.5.7, for similar guilloche.
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LOT 0183
Elamite Chlorite Vessel with Geometric Decoration
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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