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LOT 1420
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.
ProvenanceEx private collection, Contessa L.J., since the 1980s.
Private collection, Switzerland, 2001.
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