Mesopotamian Terracotta Jar

3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

3 7/8 in. (149 grams, 99 mm wide).

Biconvex in profile with rounded undeside, flared rim to the mouth; band of hatched ornament to the shoulder with pierced bird head-shaped lugs, remains of two ledge handles. [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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1058