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LOT 1146
Western Asiatic Terracotta Chalice
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/4 in. (530 grams, 13.5 cm).
With bell-shaped carinated bowl, short stem and stepped flared base; running scroll decoration to the shoulder and body.
Provenance
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1980s.
From a UK private collection.
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