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LOT 1215
Luristan Bronze Bowl
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
6 1/2 in. (232 grams, 16.5 cm).
Of low profile with rounded base.
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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