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LOT 1154
Sumerian Zoomorphic Alabaster Vessel
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/4 in. (122 grams, 57 mm).
conical in profile with rounded underside, neck formed as an animal-head with pouring lip to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex N. Forbes collection, UK.
Accompanied by a Coincraft certificate of authenticity.
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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