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LOT 2779
Oceanic Decorated Terracotta Cooking Bowl
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, CIRCA 19TH CENTURY A.D.
10 in. (2.07 kg, 25.5 cm wide).
Unglazed bulbous kombio type open cooking vessel with a pinch-decorated rim and the body with incised geometric decoration; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old Hastings, Kent, UK, antiquities collection.
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip.
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LOT 2779
Oceanic Decorated Terracotta Cooking Bowl
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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