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LOT 1203
Large Holy Land Terracotta Storage Jar with Pie-Crust Handles
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
13 3/4 in. (2.6 kg, 35 cm wide).
Biconvex globular body with broad neck, everted rim, two ledge handles below the equator each with a piecrust outer edge. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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LOT 1203
Large Holy Land Terracotta Storage Jar with Pie-Crust Handles
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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