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LOT 2379
Chinese Painted Terracotta Jar
IRON AGE, 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 1/4 in. (1 kg, 18.5 cm high).
With biconical profile, narrow base, broad mouth with flared rim; bands of painted hatched leaf motifs to shoulder, horizontal lines above; small hole to shoulder. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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