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LOT 2075
Chinese Neolithic Painted Pottery Jar
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
12 in. (1.9 kg, 30 cm).
With flared rim and two loop handles, bands of painted ornament to the shoulders.
ProvenanceEx UK collection, acquired in the 1990s.
From the property of a London, UK, gentleman.
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