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LOT 2137
African Ceramic Storage Vessel with Animal Lid
20TH CENTURY A.D.
12 in. (2.89 kg, 30 cm wide).
With basal ring, opening with pouring lip and loop handle below, larger loop handle to the reverse with thumb-pad; painted horizontal rings with hatched and other bands in yellow and pink; lid with serpent-head detail and knop handle, pierced. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of an American gentleman; acquired 1970s-1990s.
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With basal ring, opening with pouring lip and loop handle below, larger loop handle to the reverse with thumb-pad; painted horizontal rings with hatched and other bands in yellow and pink; lid with serpent-head detail and knop handle, pierced. 2.89 kg, 30 cm wide
Property of an American gentleman; acquired 1970s-1990s.
