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LOT 1307
Mesopotamian Alabaster Chalice
CIRCA 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/2 in. (352 grams, 90 mm).
With deep bowl and slightly flared rim, narrow stem and flared foot. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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