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LOT 1718
Tall Western Asiatic Pottery Chalice
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 3/8 in. (527 grams, 26.5 cm).
With slender stem and trumpet-shaped foot, mammiform bowl with raised collar beneath the rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s.
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