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LOT 1285
Holy Land and Other Terracotta Pottery Group
3RD-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. AND LATER
1 1/2 - 11 5/8 in. (11.45 kg total, 4-29.5 cm).
Including globular jars, bowls, vases, a polychrome glazed base and other items. [42+, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1980-1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Literature
Cf. Amiran, R., Ancient Pottery of the Holy Land, Jerusalem, 1963, photo 52, p.59, for a similar jar from Early Bronze II Period (3100-2800 B.C.).
Footnotes
In Early Bronze Age II Period, the pottery tradition of the previous period, in Holy Land, continues, though with a number of significant changes. The jars can be divided into those with and without necks. Thin walled jars were often done of fine, well-levigated ware.
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