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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.
ProvenanceEx West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.
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Chinese and other Broken Pottery Vessel Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Including fragments of a terracotta jar with piriform body and waisted neck. 6.6 kg total including box, 3.5-28 cm
Ex London, UK, gallery. Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
Chinese Song Lion Tile
Song Dynasty, 960-1279 A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £195
Rectangular in plan with figure modelled in the half-round of a lion pouncing; traces of pigment remaining. 4 kg, 26.5 x 26 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s. -
Chinese Tang Whiteware Jar
Tang Dynasty, 618-907 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Piriform in profile with broad mouth and rolled rim, cream glaze. 4.05 kg, 34 cm
Ex West country, UK, collection, 1990s.