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LOT 1111
Western Asiatic Grey Stone Vessel
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 in. (812 grams, 10 cm).
Barrel-shaped in profile with two lateral lugs below the 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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