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LOT 1310

Western Asiatic Alabaster Jar

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER

4 3/8 in. (877 grams, 11.3 cm wide).

With slightly domed base and thick sidewall. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

CONDITION
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LOT 1310

Western Asiatic Alabaster Jar

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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