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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.
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.
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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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