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LOT 0236

Sumerian Alabaster Bowl

3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

6 1/4 in. (1.09 kg, 16 cm wide).

Conical with rounded rim and slightly rounded base.

Provenance

Ex private collection, Contessa L.J., since the 1980s.
Private collection, Switzerland, 2001.
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 0236

Sumerian Alabaster Bowl

Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)

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