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LOT 1255

Mesopotamian Stone Vessel

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

5 3/4 in. (983 grams, 14.5 cm wide).

Squat jar with broad base, and shoulder, short neck and 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 1255

Mesopotamian Stone Vessel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

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