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LOT 1256
Mesopotamian Compartmented Stone Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/8 in. (256 grams, 86 mm wide).
Squat and broad with hatched band below the everted rim, segmented internally.
ProvenanceEx Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 2000s.
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Opening Bid: £222
Modelled in the round with holes to the ears to accept separate rings (absent) and right hand open to accept a weapon. 27 grams, 68 mm
Acquired in Paris and London, 1970s. From a collection of Canaanite gods in bronze, from the collection of a London, UK, gentleman. 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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From the collection of a late Japanese gentleman, 1970s onwards. -
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