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LOT 1213
Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/4 in. (990 grams, 10.9 cm wide).
Squat in profile with broad base, tapering sidewall and flared neck, flat everted rim.
ProvenanceEx Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 2000s.
LiteratureSee Aruz, J., Art Of The First Cities The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 2003, for discussion.
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