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LOT 0919
Luristan Bronze Bowl
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/2 in. (461 grams, 19 cm wide).
Of hemispherical form with a rounded base. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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