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LOT 1181
Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 3/4 in (720 grams, 17 cm).
Slightly flared tubular body with 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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