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LOT 1328
Western Asiatic Bronze Jar with Incised Decoration
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (605 grams, 12.7 cm).
Squat with broad rounded base, narrow neck and flared mouth; incised decoration including calligraphic text, annulets in a band, freehand image of a wolf attacking a deer. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Believed to have been in the collection of George Adolphus Gray (c.1850), Captain of a merchant vessel and avid collector.
Acquired by the present owner circa 15 years ago, reportedly recovered from a skip.
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