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LOT 1718
Western Asiatic Terracotta Bowl
CIRCA 2000 B.C.
4 3/4 in. (158 grams, 12.2 cm wide).
Conical bowl with a low foot and a gently everted rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceExcavated by Professor G. Rieshman in Shusa, near Shustar, S.W. Persia.
Ex UK private collection, 1920s onwards.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
Accompanied by an old handwritten provenance label.
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LOT 1718
Western Asiatic Terracotta Bowl
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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