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LOT 1520
Sasanian High Tin Bronze Bowl
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
7 3/4 in. (313 grams, 19.5 cm).
Broad with slightly inturned rim, concentric circles to base.
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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