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LOT 0234
Western Asiatic Net-Painted Terracotta Storage Vessel with Ledge Handles
BRONZE AGE, 3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
13 1/4 in. (4 kg, 34 cm high).
Biconvex globular body with broad neck, everted rim, two ledge handles below the equator, band of painted hatching to the shoulder and vertical post handle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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LOT 0234
Western Asiatic Net-Painted Terracotta Storage Vessel with Ledge Handles
Sold for (Inc. bp): £364
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Opening Bid: £675
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From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.