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LOT 1133
Luristan Spouted Terracotta Sun Bowl
CIRCA 13TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
18 1/2 in. (1.56 kg, 47 cm wide).
Shallow bowl with rounded underside, carinated rim, radiating lugs to the shoulder, loop handle with radiating spurs, tapering spout.
ProvenanceEx Rabi Gallery 1980-1990.
From an important collection of Persian pottery.
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