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LOT 0526
Parthian Glazed Ceramic Jug
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 1/2 in. (776 grams, 16.5 cm high).
Speckled glaze; deep shoulder with chamfered rim and strap handle.
ProvenanceAcquired by the vendors father on the UK art market, before 1990.
LiteratureCf. similar item (with cream glaze) in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under reference 36.30.41.
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LOT 0526
Parthian Glazed Ceramic Jug
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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