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LOT 0951
Western Asiatic Painted Pottery Jar
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 5/8 in. (2.3 kg, 27 cm wide).
With rounded underside, carinated profile, broad mouth, incised step below the rim and painted circumferential bands to the shoulder. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
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