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LOT 1201
Oxus Culture Terracotta Jar
3RD-2ND MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 in. (985 grams, 23 cm).
A round-bottomed jar decorated with impressed branch motifs, thick everted rim to the mouth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the property of an London gentleman; formerly in a important European collection.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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