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LOT 1260

Syrian Glazed Terracotta Plate

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

4 7/8 in. (117 grams, 12.3 cm wide).

Discoid in plan with low conical foot, incised concentric rings to the tondo with hatching and pellet-in-ring motifs.

Provenance

Private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1260

Syrian Glazed Terracotta Plate

Sold for (Inc. bp): £468

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