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LOT 1256
Western Asiatic Schist Votive Offering Table
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/2 in. (669 grams, 16.7 cm wide).
Discoid in plan with basal ring and shallow dished face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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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LOT 1256
Western Asiatic Schist Votive Offering Table
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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