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LOT 1191
Graeco-Persian Bronze Bowl with Engraved Ring
2ND-1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 in. (155 grams, 16.1 cm wide).
Hemispherical in profile with broad base, incised ring to centre of inner face.
Provenance
Acquired in the 1990s.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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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