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LOT 1674
Chinese Painted Neolithic Vessel
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 in. (424 grams, 18 cm wide).
Squat jar with dimpled base, biconvex profile with low rim, two loop handles to the shoulder, reserved panels of geometric ornament. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx North Yorkshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
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