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LOT 0212

Nabataean Painted Jug

1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.

47/8 in. (76 grams, 12.4 cm high).

A small terracotta jug with strap handle above the shoulder, painted frond patterns to the body, shoulder and neck.

Provenance

From an important collection of Holy Land pottery formed pre 1988, thence by descent.

CONDITION

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LOT 0212

Nabataean Painted Jug

Sold for (Inc. bp): £520

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