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LOT 1302

Parthian Bronze Bowl with Concentric Circles

2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

5 3/4 in. (106 grams, 14.8 cm wide).

Broad and shallow with incised concentric circles to inner base.

Provenance

Acquired in the 1990s.
Ex Abelita family collection.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 1302

Parthian Bronze Bowl with Concentric Circles

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

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