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LOT 0255
Stone Age Neolithic Corded Ware Jar
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/8 in. (193 grams, 10.4 cm wide).
A corded ware ceramic jar composed of a carinated body with rounded shoulder and neck composed of four corded strands, recessed circles to the neck equator, geometric motifs to the shoulder and body; rounded base. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1971-1972.
From the collection of the vendor's father.
Property of a London, UK, collector.
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