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LOT 1100
Graeco-Persian Bronze Vessel
2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (80 grams, 13.3 cm wide).
Shallow with slight flange to the rim. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990-2000.
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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