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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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