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LOT 2629
Chinese Textured 'Leather' Terracotta Jar
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
4 7/8 in. (302 grams, 12.5 cm).
Bulbous jar with narrow neck and everted rim with a piecrust decoration, the body with impressed texturing resembling the grain of leather. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 2629
Chinese Textured 'Leather' Terracotta Jar
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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