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LOT 1215
Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/8 in. (434 grams, 11.2 cm wide).
Biconvex in profile with flared foot and everted rim to the mouth.
ProvenanceFrom 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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