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LOT 1063
Luristan Bronze Cup
13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
4 3/4 in. (184 grams, 12 cm diameter).
Hemispherical in profile with broad discoid foot; raised from a single bronze sheet.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
Property of a London gentleman.
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