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LOT 1152
Western Asiatic Basalt Mortar and Pestle
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 1/4 - 4 1/4 in. (852 grams total, 5.8-11 cm).
Squat mortar with slightly everted rim, stub pestle with rounded grinding face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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