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LOT 1881
Late Safavid Tinned Copper Bowl
17TH-EARLY 18TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (550 grams, 14.1 cm wide).
With squat body, broad neck and rounded base, inscription around neck and base between slender bands of geometric motifs and floral panels.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, 2000s.
Property of a Suffolk gentleman.
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