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LOT 1279
Trans Jordan Terracotta Jar
EARLY BRONZE AGE, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 7/8 in. (415 grams, 15 cm high).
With globular body and broad flared mouth; cracked.
Provenance
Ex London, UK, collection, 1988.
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