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LOT 1140
Sasanian Punch-Decorated Bronze Bowl
3RD-7TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 in. (141 grams, 17.1 cm).
Wide-bodied with two bands of punched pellets to the upper body and piecrust decoration to the lower body; the base with a circumferential band of punched pellets and concentric circles to the inner face.
ProvenanceAcquired 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 1140
Sasanian Punch-Decorated Bronze Bowl
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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