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LOT 0211
Nabataean Painted Dish
4TH CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 1/2 in. (117 grams, 16.5 cm wide).
A shallow terracotta dish with raised rim, painted design of fronds and triangles.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of Holy Land pottery formed pre 1988, thence by descent.
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