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LOT 0187
South Arabian Alabaster Bowl with Decorations
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
5 in. (217 grams, 12.9 cm).
Shallow in profile with chamfered rim, concentric circles to inner face with arcading in two tiers; marine encrustation to exterior.
Provenance
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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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