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LOT 2286
Chinese Han Grey Ware Jar
HAN DYNASTY, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. OR LATER
4 3/4 in. (300 grams, 12.2 cm).
Squat and biconvex in profile with low everted rim. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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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