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LOT 0836
Western Asiatic Veined Alabaster Bowl
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 in. (181 grams, 12.6 cm wide).
Of conical form with flared rim.
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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