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LOT 0885
Western Asiatic Painted Chalice
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/2 in. (260 grams, 11.5 cm wide).
A ceramic chalice with broad everted rim, painted with groups of dashed lines, chevrons and plain bands of varying width.
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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