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LOT 2032
Chinese Archaic Style Vessel
20TH CENTURY A.D.
14 1/8 in. (2.94 kg, 36 cm).
With piriform profile, flared foot, two lateral taotie panels supporting ring handles, slightly domed lid with three zoomorphic loops.
Provenance
From an Oxford, UK, collection.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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