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LOT 1914
Medieval Terracotta Jug with Handle
CIRCA 14TH-15TH CENTURY A.D.
6 1/8 in. (368 grams, 15.5 cm).
Comprising a piriform body with a flat base and a narrow neck with a trefoil lip, a strap handle to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePreviously from the Eileen Lewenstein collection, gifted in the 1970s.
From the Ffestiniog pottery collection, Wales, UK.
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