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LOT 1228
Large Western Asiatic Bichrome Terracotta Painted jar
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
11 1/4 in. (2.7 kg, 28.5 cm).
Bulbous in profile with low neck, circumferential painted bands, segmented and hatched lozenge motifs.
Provenance
Ex London, UK, gallery, 1980s.
From a UK private collection.
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