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LOT 0933
Holy Land Terracotta Jar
EB I, CIRCA 3000 B.C.
3 in. (120 grams, 77 mm high).
Of carinated form with broad everted rim and everted foot. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an important specialist collection formed in London, UK, before 1988.
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