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LOT 1046
Western Asiatic Black-Glazed Ewer
12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
8 3/4 in. (815 grams, 22 cm).
Piriform in shape with flared neck and tapering cylindrical spout; decorative metallic glaze and geometric piercing to the body; restored. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1970s.
Old stock-number to base.
From a UK private collection, 1981.
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