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LOT 0205
Nabataean White Ground Dish with Painted Foliage
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
5 7/8 in. (117 grams, 15 cm wide).
Squat dish with conical profile, flange rim; finely detailed 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 0205
Nabataean White Ground Dish with Painted Foliage
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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