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LOT 0588
Parthian Punch-Decorated Bronze Bowl
2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 in. (135 grams, 17.1 cm wide).
Broad and shallow with flared sidewall, two parallel circumferential rows of repoussé pellets.
Provenance
From the collection of North West London, UK, gentleman, 1990-2000s.
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