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LOT 2254

Chinese Neolithic Painted Ceramic Jar

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

12 1/2 in. (2.7 kg, 31.5 cm high).

Piriform bodied and decorated with a frieze of chevrons to the upper body and neck; loop handles to the equator.

Provenance

Ex Bath, Avon, UK, collection, 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 2254

Chinese Neolithic Painted Ceramic Jar

Sold for (Inc. bp): £293

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