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LOT 1148

Royal Stamped Terracotta Jar Handle

LATE 8TH CENTURY B.C.

4 in. (129 grams, 10 cm).

The handle fragment from a Tufnell type 484 jar, bearing an oval stamp to the upper handle.

Provenance

Ex S.M. London collection, UK, 1970-1990s.

Accompanied by a description from Peter Gert Van der Veen, senior lecturer of Levantine Archaeology, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 1148

Royal Stamped Terracotta Jar Handle

Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)

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