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LOT 0900
Highly Tinned Elamite Bowl with Central Gold Roundel
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/2 in. (497 grams, 14 cm wide).
A highly tinned, roughly hemispherical bronze bowl displaying a possibly later central gold roundel to the interior base, decorated with a geometric motif, possibly representing a flower or the sun, border of conjoined S-motifs around.
Provenance
Acquired before the early 1970s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Property of a London gentleman.
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LOT 0900
Highly Tinned Elamite Bowl with Central Gold Roundel
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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