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LOT 1291
Mesopotamian Stone Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 3/8 in. (192 grams, 85 mm).
Squat in profile with slightly rounded base, low sidewall, rounded rim.
Provenance
Ex Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 2000s.
Literature
See Aruz, J. (ed.), Art Of The First Cities, The Third Millennium B.C. from the Mediterranean to the Indus,The Metropolitan Museum, 2003, p.337, item 234, for a heavily decorated vessel of similar profile.
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