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LOT 246641

Estimate
GBP (£) 250 - 350
EUR (€) 290 - 400
USD ($) 330 - 470

Opening Bid
£125 (EUR 145; USD 167) (+bp*)
CHINESE HAN TERRACOTTA JAR
HAN DYNASTY, 206 B.C.-220 A.D. OR LATER
12 in. (2.83 kg, 30.5 cm).

Piriform bodied, the shoulder painted with a geometric design; two loop handles to the equator, trumpet--shaped mouth.

PROVENANCE:
Formerly from a London, UK, gallery.
Ex Martin Schoyen, London collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION
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