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LOT 1340
Large Luristan Bronze Bowl
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
8 3/8 in. (424 grams, 21.2 cm).
Hemispherical in profile with thin rim; low-relief band of hatched ornament to the sidewall. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
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