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LOT 2015
Chinese Neolithic Terracotta Tripod Strainer Vessel
DAWENKOU CULTURE, CIRCA 2800-2400 B.C.
7 in. (475 grams, 18 cm high).
Gui with three splayed tapering legs, conical spout with strainer above, applied 'ropework' strap handle and band to the equator. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Literature
Cf. similar item in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no.1993.198.2.
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