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LOT 0869
Holy Land Miniature Burnished Ceramic Bowl
EB I, CIRCA 3000 B.C.
3 1/2 in. (95 grams, 90 mm wide).
Roughly hemispherical in form with small discoid foot.
ProvenanceFrom an important specialist collection formed in London, UK, before 1988.
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