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LOT 1033
Western Asiatic Alabaster Dish
CIRCA 1600 B.C.
2" (45 grams, 54mm).
A rectangular alabaster dish with classic Middle Bronze Age geometric schemes to the sidewalls and rim.
Provenance
Acquired from Harmer Rooke galleries, New York, in 1986.
From the collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1033
Western Asiatic Alabaster Dish
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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