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LOT 0813
Western Asiatic Alabaster Jar
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
5 1/8 in. (647 grams, 13 cm high).
A carved alabaster jar with broad neck and rounded rim; two later incised low-relief crosses to the lower body, potentially medieval in date; later wax base. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired before 1965.
From a deceased estate, Herefordshire, UK.
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