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LOT 0959
Trans Jordan Terracotta Bowl
EARLY BRONZE AGE, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 1/2 in. (1.07 kg, 26.5 cm wide).
Large with conical body and narrow base, applied fluted strip to the vertical shoulder, narrow rim.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1988.
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