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LOT 0490
Greek Banded Bichrome Terracotta Jar
IRON AGE, CIRCA 8TH CENTURY B.C.
4 1/2 in. (260 grams, 11.6 cm high).
With rounded bottom and trumpet-shaped mouth, painted circumferential bands to the shoulder and neck. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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