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LOT 2393
Tellem Culture Ceramic Footed Base
MALI, CIRCA 11TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (690 grams, 11 cm).
Broad domed base with three radiating ribbed legs supporting a dished plaque. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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