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LOT 0229
Mesopotamian 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.
Provenancewith 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.
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LOT 0229
Mesopotamian Marble Vase
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)
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1st century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
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From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
