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LOT 0927
Western Asiatic Geometric Terracotta Jar
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
5 1/8 in. (282 grams, 13 cm high).
Spherical bodied with painted frieze of concentric roundels to the body. [No Reserve]
Provenance
London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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