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LOT 1026
Mesopotamian Granite Bowl
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (184 grams, 10 cm).
Conical in profile with narrow base and rounded rim; diorite; rim chipped.
ProvenancePrivate Swiss collection.
Acquired in 1999.
Private collection, Europe.
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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