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LOT 1825
Large Medieval Green Glazed Terracotta Jar
CIRCA 14TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/8 in. (1.84 kg, 25.8 cm).
Comprising a tall piriform body with flat bottom, high shoulder and everted rolled rim; brown glaze to the rim and interior. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1980s.
From the Walter Steinberg collection.
Ex property of an English collector.
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