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LOT 1143
Luristan Bronze Bowl
CIRCA 1000 B.C.
6 1/8 in. (365 grams, 15.7 cm).
Of a rounded profile with rounded base, circumferential groove beneath the rim. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex London, UK, collections, 1990s-2000s.
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.
Footnotes
In the Ancient East this was a form of vessel very common at every period. Such bronze dishes with a lip were, however, extremely rare. The specimens kept in Brussels and Berlin Museums, without lips, were also found in Luristan, but are of Mesopotamian manufacture.
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