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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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