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LOT 0223
Large Azerbaijan Hasanlu Tepe Pottery Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
14 in. (5.28 kg, 35.5 cm).
Comprising a broad bell-shaped bowl with flat rim attached by a thick trunk with four rows of angled impressions to a tripod base with sturdy curved legs with inner supporting ring and keeled finials.
Provenancewith Mahboubian Gallery, London, UK, 1974.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0223
Large Azerbaijan Hasanlu Tepe Pottery Vessel
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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