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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.

Provenance

From an important collection of Holy Land pottery formed pre 1988, thence by descent.

CONDITION
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LOT 0211

Nabataean Painted Dish

Sold for (Inc. bp): £702

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