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LOT 1258
Jordanian Terracotta Jar with Ledge Handles
EARLY BRONZE AGE, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
7 in. (785 grams, 18 cm high).
Biconvex globular body with broad neck, everted rim, two ledge handles below the equator, band of poitillé to the neck and shoulder.
Provenance
From a family collection pre 1988.
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