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LOT 1054

Western Asiatic Basalt Mortar with Linear Decoration

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

7 7/8 in. (3.6 kg, 20 cm wide).

Tubular with slightly flared profile, rounded rim, five circumferential ribs above the equator. [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 1054

Western Asiatic Basalt Mortar with Linear Decoration

Sold for (Inc. bp): £78

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