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LOT 0226
Elamite Spouted Vessel with Flowers
LATE 2ND-EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 3/4 in. (340 grams, 14.5 cm).
The body of squat profile with narrow mouth and short lateral U-section spout, short stem and stepped domed base; repoussé ornament comprising flowers and vines with leaves.
ProvenanceAcquired before 1983.
Ex London gallery, 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12124-216336.
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