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LOT 0991
Western Asiatic Limestone Jar
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 1/2 in. (405 grams, 88 mm wide).
Indurate limestone vessel with squat profile, broad flat base, carinated shoulder and broad rounded rim.
ProvenanceFrom a London, UK, gentleman's collection of ancient pottery and artefacts, 1990s.
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.
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LOT 0991
Western Asiatic Limestone Jar
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £90
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2nd millennium B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £494
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Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. 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.
