Large Western Asiatic Terracotta Painted Jug

8TH-9TH CENTURY A.D.

7 1/4 in. (818 grams, 18.5 cm).

With squat profile, broad shoulder, wide neck and flared rim; strap handle with thumb-pad to the rim; bands of reserved tendrils on a hatched field.

Provenance

UK collection, 1990s.
Acquired on the UK art market, before 2000.
Private collection, Mr M.V., a London-based businessman.

CONDITION

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LOT 1635