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LOT 0202

Mesopotamian Bulbous Marble Vase

4RD-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

5 3/8 in. (1.95 kg, 13.7 cm).

Squat-bodied with a broad, rounded shoulder and base, short neck and flat everted rim.

Provenance

with Gerhard Hirsch Nachf, Germany, Auction 238|239, February 2005, no.107.
Acquired by the present owner from the above.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12256-222173.
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.

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LOT 0202

Mesopotamian Bulbous Marble Vase

Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)

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