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LOT 0919
Western Asiatic Painted Jar
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 1/8 in. (311 grams, 10.5 cm wide).
An unglazed ceramic jar with rounded body, carinated shoulder and flared rim; red painted bands below the shoulder and medial white band with running wave pattern. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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