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LOT 0201
Luristan Tripod Footed Jug with Strainer
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C. OR LATER
9 1/2 in. (1.64 kg, 24 cm wide).
With a carinated body with conical feet to the base, a slender neck with trefoil mouth and pierced strainer panel to the spout, integral handle to the rear; displaying vertical notching to the equator and columns composed of shallow dimples to the upper body; chipped.
Provenancewith a London, UK, gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
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LOT 0201
Luristan Tripod Footed Jug with Strainer
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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