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LOT 1083

Western Asiatic Calligraphic Footed Bowl

20TH CENTURY A.D.

6 3/4 in. (580 grams, 17.3 cm diameter).

A squat bronze bowl in 12th-13th century style with three lion's paw feet, flared base and rolled rim; bands of guilloche ornament to the body with silver-inlaid calligraphic text. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired in the early 1990s.
Ex property of a London, UK, collector.
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 1083

Western Asiatic Calligraphic Footed Bowl

Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

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