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LOT 2053
Chinese Neolithic Terracotta Jar
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
14 7/8 in. (5 kg, 37.8 cm high).
With flared rim and two loop handles below the equator, bands of painted hatched ornament to the shoulders.
ProvenanceFrom a West Country, UK, collection, formed in the 1990s.
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LOT 2053
Chinese Neolithic Terracotta Jar
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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