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LOT 2188
South East Asian Black Ware Jug with Bosses
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, 4TH-3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/4 in. (759 grams, 16 cm).
Comprising globular body, radiating bosses with low-relief segmentation and rouletting, slightly flared neck with loop handle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1940s.
From an old central Asian collection.
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