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LOT 0510
Hellenistic Decorated Silver Bowl
3RD CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
7 7/8 in. (437 grams, 20 cm wide).
With carinated profile, rolled rim, raised circumferential bands to the inner face and centre.
ProvenancePrivate Swiss collection, acquired 1999.
Ex Surena collection, London, UK.
Private European collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11617-199030.
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.
Cf. bowl of similar type in the British Museum, London, under accession number 134304.
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LOT 0510
Hellenistic Decorated Silver Bowl
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500€2,900 - 4,060 (for guidance only)$3,380 - 4,730 (for guidance only)
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