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LOT 0841
Western Asiatic Vessel with Birds
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 in. (441 grams, 12 cm wide).
A piriform ceramic vessel painted with a monochrome zoomorphic frieze around the upper body, composed of alternating stylised birds and leaves. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEnglish collection formed in the 1990s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.
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