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LOT 0974
Western Asiatic Bichrome Vessel
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 in. (366 grams, 15.2 cm high).
A bulbous ceramic vessel with trumpet-style neck and rim, bichrome decorative design incorporating plain circumferential bands of varying width, with concentric roundels to the equator, repaired. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1990s.
English private collection.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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