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LOT 1741
Trans-Jordan Terracotta Jar
EARLY BRONZE AGE, 3200-1950 B.C.
3 1/4 in. (115 grams, 81 mm).
Bulbous body with short neck and everted rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Vanessa Purcell & Company, Manchester, UK, in 1994.
From the collection of Mr & Mrs J.G.W. Lee, late Herefordshire collectors, their collection having been established from the 1990s.
Accompanied by the original sales receipt and certificate of authenticity.
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