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LOT 1289
Western Asiatic Banded Alabaster Pot
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (155 grams, 69 mm).
With squat body and rounded shoulder, low neck and everted rim. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection, UK.
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