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Lot 149

1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A large Western Asiatic chlorite vessel
Circa 2500 B.C.
The slightly convex walls flaring to a rounded base, with four block handles, a slightly sunken relief band at the the exterior edge of the rim, 8¾in (22.2cm) high

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Provenance:
Swedish private collection, acquired from Fischer Auction in Luzern, Switzerland in 2005.
Swiss private collection formed in the 1960s-80s.

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