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LOT 1178
Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (441 grams, 10 cm high).
Square in section and rectangular in profile with slight flare to the upper end, drilled socket.
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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