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LOT 1053
Transjordan Holy Land Terracotta Jar with Ledge Handles
EARLY BRONZE AGE I, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
9 1/4 in. (2.34 kg, 23.5 cm).
Biconvex globular body with broad neck, flared rim, two ledge handles to the equator.
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, Geneva, before 1988.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1053
Transjordan Holy Land Terracotta Jar with Ledge Handles
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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