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LOT 2383
Chinese Neolithic Style Painted Terracotta Jar
20TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (180 grams, 11 cm wide).
Biconical jar with narrow foot and a wide neck with an everted rim, two strap handles on the sides, the body with painted linear decoration and a band of lozenges on the equator. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 2383
Chinese Neolithic Style Painted Terracotta Jar
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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