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LOT 2048

Chinese Painted Terracotta Storage Jar

NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

14 3/4 in. (4.5 kg, 37.5 cm).

Piriform bodied and painted with a figurative frog design; two loop handles to the equator.

Provenance

Ex Martin Schyoen collection, London, UK.
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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LOT 2048

Chinese Painted Terracotta Storage Jar

Sold for (Inc. bp): £520

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