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LOT 0888
Luristan Vessel Group
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/2 - 6 7/8 in. (551 grams total, 11.5 - 17.5 cm).
A group of two copper-alloy vessels or vessel components: a shallow bowl with wedge-shaped handle; a hemispherical bowl or lid with truncated conical terminal or foot. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
UK collection since the 1990s.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
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