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LOT 1325

Sasanian Decorated Bronze Bowl

3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.

5 5/8 in. (118 grams, 14.3 cm).

Hemispherical bowl with a decorative frieze to the inner rim, central solar motif surrounding a stylised cross motif.

Provenance

Acquired 1980-2015.
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 1325

Sasanian Decorated Bronze Bowl

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

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