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LOT 1314

Western Asiatic Pottery Raised Tripod Dish

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

7 5/8 in. (635 grams, 19.5 cm wide).

Shallow discoid bowl with three slender slanting legs, loop handle below rim.

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, 1988-2000s.

CONDITION

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LOT 1314

Western Asiatic Pottery Raised Tripod Dish

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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