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LOT 1157
Large Western Asiatic Terracotta Bowl
IRON AGE, LATE 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 1/2 in. (759 grams, 24.2 cm).
With horizontal concentric rings, central frond motif.
Provenance
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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