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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.

Provenance

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

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LOT 1967

Chinese Painted Neolithic Jar

Sold for (Inc. bp): £286

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