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LOT 2026

Chinese Painted Neolithic Jar

3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.

12 1/2 in. (3.45 kg, 32 cm).

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; chipped and repaired.

Provenance

Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.

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LOT 2026

Chinese Painted Neolithic Jar

Sold for (Inc. bp): £312

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