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LOT 1967
Chinese Painted Neolithic Jar
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
13 in. (3.6 kg, 33 cm high).
With piriform body, waisted neck, everted rim and integral rectangular-section loop handles, circumferential bands of painted geometric motifs of chevrons and hands; small hole to base.
ProvenanceEx West Country, UK, collection, 1980-1990s.
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Chinese Tang Glazed Terracotta Dish
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South East Asian Gold Ring with Cabochon
Circa 16th-17th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
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Si Satchanalai Thai Green-Glazed Mother and Child Figurine
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Modelled in the round with celadon glaze, a nursing mother kneeling and naked with suckling child held to the left breast, the hair drawn back into a topknot, impressed eyes and mouth. 135 grams, 92 mm
Acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
The Si Satchanalai figurines were one of the ceramic products produced by Si Satchanalai kilns located in the present-day area of Si Satchanalai district, Sukhothai province in the upper part of central Thailand. The characteristic features related to maternity and parenthood were represented in figurines of pregnant females and of couples (mother and father) with a baby.