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LOT 1296
Sumerian Calcite Vessel
LATE 2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 in. (225 grams, 75 mm high).
Tubular in section with flared base and gently flared flat rim; old collector's label '5207-13' to underside.
Provenancewith Henry Anavian, Summer Gallery, New York, USA.
with Arte Primitivo, New York, USA, 5 December 2025, no.681.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 1296
Sumerian Calcite Vessel
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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