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LOT 1304
Western Asiatic Stone Mortar
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/2 in. (1.11 kg, 11.5 cm).
With flared profile and rounded lip; rim chipped. [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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