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LOT 1233

Mesopotamian Stone Vessel

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

3 1/2 in. (358 grams, 90 mm high).

Tubular in profile with curved inner face to the 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 1233

Mesopotamian Stone Vessel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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