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LOT 2328
Chinese Terracotta Storage Jar
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 1/2 in. (1.8 kg, 26.7 cm).
Comprising a bulbous body with two small loop handles below the equator, flat base, low neck and everted rim; decorated to the upper surface of horizontal lines, chevrons to the neck.
ProvenanceEx West Country, UK, 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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