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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.

CONDITION

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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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