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LOT 1273
Western Asiatic Stone Mortar
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/8 in. (1.2 kg, 15.5 cm).
Squat in profile with broad rounded rim. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From 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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