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LOT 1020
Nabataean Feeder Jar
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (41 grams, 74 mm).
A squat terracotta vessel with carinated profile, ribbing to the lower body, open mouth, short spout.
ProvenanceFrom an important collection of Holy Land pottery formed pre 1988, thence by descent.
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