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LOT 0227
Mesopotamian Green Stone Bowl
EARLY DYNASTIC, MID 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 in. (614 grams, 15.1 cm wide).
Hemispherical in profile with flat base. carinated shoulder and flat rim to the mouth.
ProvenanceEx private collection, Mrs L.S., 1990s.
Acquired from the above, 2001.
Private European collection.
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