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LOT 2338
Chinese Han Terracotta Jar
HAN DYNASTY, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. OR LATER
13 in. (2.59 kg, 33 cm).
Piriform bodied and painted with a mesh design; two loop handles to the equator, tubular neck and flared rim.
Provenance
Formerly in a West Country collection, Bath, UK.
Ex London, UK, gentleman.
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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