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LOT 1360

Mesopotamian Stone Vessel

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

3 1/4 in. (208 grams, 82 mm).

Broad and squat in profile with carination to the equator, everted rim.

Provenance

From a collection formed before 1990.
Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 2000s.
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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LOT 1360

Mesopotamian Stone Vessel

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

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