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LOT 1343
Large Amlash Terracotta Jar
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 3/4 in. (1.09 kg, 24.7 cm).
With bulbous body, broad shoulder, tall neck and flared rim to the mouth.
Provenance
From a London, UK, gentleman's collection of ancient pottery and artefacts, 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.
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