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LOT 1198
Western Asiatic Shallow Stone Mortar
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/2 in. (1.7 kg, 16.5 cm).
With convex underside and shallow recessed centre to the upper face, pouring lip to edge; mounted on a display base. [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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