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LOT 2073
Chinese Neolithic Terracotta Jar
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
12 1/8 in. (2.8 kg, 31 cm high).
With piriform body, waisted neck, everted rim and integral rectangular-section loop handles, circumferential bands of painted geometric motifs of hatched circles, chevrons and hands; one handle absent.
ProvenanceFrom a West Country, UK, collection, formed in the 1990s.
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LOT 2073
Chinese Neolithic Terracotta Jar
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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20th century A.D. and earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Sino-Tibetan Gilt Bronze Headdress
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Formed as a tiered cap with applied gilt plaques and vajra (thunderbolt sceptre) crest; applied repoussé frame to the open face with Buddha-figures and inset cabochon studs. 870 grams, 34 cm high
Ex North West London, UK, collection, 1990-2000. -
Thai Glazed Terracotta Mother and Child Figure
14th-16th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
With celadon glaze, nursing mother shown kneeling and naked with suckling child held to the left breast, the hair drawn back into a topknot, with lentoid eyes and applied facial detailing. 245 grams, 10.5 cm high
From the H.N. collection, Milton Keynes, Berkshire, UK, 1990s.
