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LOT 0200
Nabataean Redware Bowl with Painted Foliage
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 1/8 in. (92 grams, 15.5 cm wide).
Squat ceramic bowl with lateral loop handles to the rim, carinated profile; finely executed painted foliage to the inner face; very rare.
ProvenanceFrom the important family collection of the late M.N., pre 1992.
LiteratureSee Hammond, P.C., A Classification of Nabataean Fine Ware in American Journal of Archaeology, Vol.66, no.2, for discussion.
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LOT 0200
Nabataean Redware Bowl with Painted Foliage
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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