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LOT 2188

South East Asian Painted Terracotta Chalice

BAN CHIANG, 900-300 B.C.

8 7/8 in. (1.59 kg, 22.5 cm high).

With bulbous body and flared rim, trumpet-shaped foot, applied swirl designs overall. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 2188

South East Asian Painted Terracotta Chalice

Sold for (Inc. bp): £260

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