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LOT 1287
Western Asiatic Silver Drinking Bowl
2ND-6TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 in. (169 grams, 16 cm).
Broad and squat in profile with repoussé basal ring; incised ring below the rim to the outer face.
ProvenanceAcquired before the early 1970s.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
Private collection, London, UK.
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