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LOT 1317
Four Folded-Spout Terracotta Lamp
EARLY BRONZE AGE I, CIRCA 3000 B.C.
4 3/4 in. (211 grams, 12.5 cm).
Squat in profile with four pinched and folded spouts to the rim, broad base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of terracotta pre 1988, London and Geneva.
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