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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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