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LOT 1601
Western Asiatic Single-Handled Flask
12TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (33.59 grams, 72 mm).
With wheel-cut frieze of animals to the body, traces of pigment remaining.
ProvenanceEx Parisian gallery, France, 1980s.
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Western Asiatic Alabaster Vessel with Lug Handles
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Opening Bid: £90
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1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.