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LOT 1580
Pottery Vessel with Cuneiform Inscription
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (216 grams, 10 cm wide).
Squat with bulbous profile, six circumferential bands of cuneiform text to the body; after the antique. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, collection.
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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