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LOT 1267

Heavy Luristan Bronze Dish

13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.

7 3/4 in. (712 grams, 19.5 cm).

Comprising a shallow body with sharply sloping walls and wide, everted rim.

Provenance

Acquired 1980-2015.
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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LOT 1267

Heavy Luristan Bronze Dish

Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)

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