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LOT 0164
Large Byzantine Glazed Bowl with Swimming Fish
6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
13 5/8 in. (1.55 kg, 34.5 cm diameter).
A large polychrome glazed bowl displaying a stylised swimming fish to interior base with frieze of simple geometric forms below the rim; heavily restored.
Provenance
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
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LOT 0164
Large Byzantine Glazed Bowl with Swimming Fish
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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