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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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1367

Western Asiatic Terracotta Footed Chalice

Sold for (Inc. bp): £208

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