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LOT 2352
Ban Chiang Period Painted Round Bottomed Terracotta Jar
MIDDLE PERIOD, 900-300 B.C.
12 1/4 in. (3.35 kg, 32 cm wide).
Globular jar with carinated rim to the large mouth, decorated with series of spiral motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
See Labbe, A., Prehistoric Thai Ceramics: Ban Chiang in Regional Cultural Perspectives, Bangkok, 2002.
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LOT 2352
Ban Chiang Period Painted Round Bottomed Terracotta Jar
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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