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LOT 2001
Archaic Style Bronze Jar
20TH CENTURY A.D.
11 3/8 in. (2.24 kg, 29 cm high).
Lidded square-section vessel (fanghu) adorned with ring handles to the lid; reserved detailing depicting mythic bird creatures, geometric and floral motifs, repeated on the interior and exterior of the lid; two lateral loop handles on rings. .
Provenance
From a West Country, UK, collection, formed in the 1990s.
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LOT 2001
Archaic Style Bronze Jar
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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