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LOT 1323
Large Western Asiatic Buff Ware Footed Storage Jar
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
11 1/2 in. (3.05 kg, 29.5 cm wide).
Comprising a drum-shaped body of irregular plan, turned rim with flange, carination with scooped foot. [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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