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LOT 1547
Chinese Neolithic Painted Jar
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
13 in. (2.7 kg, 33 cm high).
A piriform ceramic jar with high shoulder, short neck and everted rim, two downwards-facing lug handles to the equator, painted geometric frieze to the upper body composed of hatched roundels, parallel lines, scallops and pellets.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s-1990s.
Ex West Country collection.
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LOT 1547
Chinese Neolithic Painted Jar
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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