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LOT 0986
Western Asiatic Alabaster Bowl
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 6/7 in. (435 grams, 15 cm wide).
Of carinated form with everted rim.
Provenance
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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