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LOT 1367
Western Asiatic Terracotta Footed Chalice
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/2 in. (643 grams, 14 cm).
With flared foot, broad bowl with carinated profile, everted rim; painted band to the equator. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990-2000.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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