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LOT 2080
Chinese Painted Terracotta Storage Jar
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 1/4 in. (1.78 kg, 26 cm).
Piriform bodied and painted with a figurative frog design; two loop handles to the equator.
ProvenanceEx Hong Kong collection, 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Chinese Wei Terracotta Female Musician
Northern Wei Dynasty, 386-534 A.D. or laterEstimate: £250 - 350 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £125
Dressed in a long robe with her feet emerging from beneath the hem, hands raised to hold an object; hair dressed in an elaborate coiffure; repaired. 1 kg, 27 cm
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Chinese Painted Terracotta Storage Jar
Neolithic Period, 3rd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Piriform bodied and painted with a figurative frog design; two loop handles to the equator. 1.78 kg, 26 cm
Ex Hong Kong collection, 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
