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LOT 0841
Large Bactrian Pottery Chalice
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 in. (1.37 kg, 20.5 cm high).
With flared base and short cylindrical stem; tapering bowl with inverted rim, two decorative incised circumferential bands beneath the rim.
ProvenanceAcquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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