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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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Property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
