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LOT 2440
Chinese Han Terracotta Jar
HAN DYNASTY, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. OR LATER
15 3/4 in. (4.55 kg, 40 cm high).
Piriform bodied and painted with reserved hatched panels to the shoulder; low neck and flared rim, two loop handles to the equator.
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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