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LOT 2040
Chinese Neolithic Terracotta Jar
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
11 3/8 in. (2.1 kg, 29 cm high).
With everted neck and rim, rectangular-section loop handles, painted circles with reserved pellets and crosses between plain bands and swags, band and pendants to the inner rim.
Provenance
From a West Country, UK, collection, formed in the 1990s.
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LOT 2040
Chinese Neolithic Terracotta Jar
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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