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LOT 1202
Western Asiatic Terracotta Vessel with Bronze Handle
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 7/8 in. (388 grams, 17.5 cm).
Bulbous body with trumpet-shaped neck, flange to the forward edge pieced and fitted with a bronze ring; narrow spout. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Mr & Mrs L.R., 1950s-1970s, thence by descent.
with Rouillac, Paris, France, 24 March 2021, no.517.
Property of a French collector.
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