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LOT 1998
Chinese Painted Neolithic Jar
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
12 1/4 in. (2.6 kg, 31 cm).
With piriform body, waisted neck, everted rim and integral rectangular-section loop handles, circumferential bands of painted geometric motifs of hatched circles, zigzags and chevrons; rim chipped.
ProvenanceEx West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.
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