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LOT 2068

Moroccan Berber Painted Vessel

19TH-20TH CENTURY A.D.

8 1/4 in. (946 grams, 21 cm high).

With bulbous body and rounded foot, angled spout and filler to the shoulder, sturdy loop above, bands of painted geometric ornament. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From an old UK collection.
Acquired from Hampstead Auctions, 17 June 2010, no.314.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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LOT 2068

Moroccan Berber Painted Vessel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

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