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LOT 1241
Western Asiatic Grey Stone Mortar
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/8 in. (493 grams, 11.1 cm wide).
Drum-shaped in profile with rounded rim. [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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