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LOT 2341
Vinca Ceramic Animal Vessel
6TH-4TH MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (152 grams, 71 mm).
A dark grey thumb-pot with four stub legs, lateral flanges to the rim and conical lug; zoomorphic type(?). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1970s.
From the Wedemeyer collection.
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