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LOT 1095
Western Asiatic Carved Basalt Mortar
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/4 in. (2.93 kg, 13.5 cm).
With slightly flared base and rim, raised horizontal ridge to the outer face. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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