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LOT 1234

Trans Jordan Terracotta Jar

EARLY BRONZE AGE I, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.

10 1/2 in. (1.76 kg, 27 cm wide).

Biconvex globular body with broad neck, everted rim, two ledge handles below the equator; rim chipped.

Provenance

From an important collection of terracotta pre 1988, London and Geneva.

CONDITION
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LOT 1234

Trans Jordan Terracotta Jar

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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