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LOT 1016
Trans Jordan Redware Burnished Jar
CIRCA 3000 B.C.
5 in. (260 grams, 12.5 cm high).
A ceramic jar of globular form with flat base and funicular neck; two lug handles to the shoulder.
ProvenanceEx Hands of the Potter exhibition.
Faustus Gallery, Jermyn Street, 1990s.
London, UK, collection.
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LOT 1016
Trans Jordan Redware Burnished Jar
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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