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LOT 1234

Western Asiatic Bichrome Terracotta Dish

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

11 1/4 in. (1.13 kg, 28.5 cm wide).

Hemispherical in profile with circumferential painted bands to the inner face.

Provenance

Ex West London, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1234

Western Asiatic Bichrome Terracotta Dish

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

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