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LOT 1298

Mesopotamian Stone Vessel

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

7 1/4 in. (736 grams, 18.4 cm wide).

With broad base, flared sidewall, stepped inner face to 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 1298

Mesopotamian Stone Vessel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

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