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LOT 1290
Western Asiatic Terracotta Cup with Procession of Ibexes
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
3 5/8 in. (149 grams, 91 mm).
Drum-shaped with narrow disc base, painted frieze of ibexes to the sidewall between concentric lines. [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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LOT 1290
Western Asiatic Terracotta Cup with Procession of Ibexes
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
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