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LOT 1340
Medieval Handled Jug
14TH-16TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/2 in. (936 grams, 19 cm high).
A coarse ceramic jug with squat body, broad shoulder, tall mouth pinched to form a pouring lip, thick strap handle to the rear, two shallow circumferential incised bands. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1971-1972.
From the collection of the vendor's father.
Property of a London, UK, collector.
Cf. Saunders, P. (ed.), Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum Medieval Catalogue: part 3, Salisbury, 2001, item 118, for type.
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