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LOT 0954
Western Asiatic Decorative Bronze Vase or Fitting
10TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/8 in. (842 grams, 15.7 cm high).
Composed of a ribbed body, flared neck with octagonal collar, decorated with incised geometric detailing, centre of base absent.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
LiteratureCf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 39.40.48a, b, for a vessel with similar form.
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LOT 0954
Western Asiatic Decorative Bronze Vase or Fitting
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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