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LOT 1286
Western Asiatic Alabaster Bowl
20TH CENTURY A.D.
5 7/8 in. (967 grams, 15 cm).
Hemispherical in profile with flat base, thin rim; cracked and chipped.
Provenance
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
London, UK, collection.
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.
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