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LOT 1092

Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Jar

1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.

7 in. (819 grams, 18 cm).

With rounded profile, low foot and rounded everted rim to the mouth, painted horizontal bands to the shoulder enclosing a frieze of zebus. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1990s-2000s.
From the late David Gold (d.2015) collection of pottery.

Footnotes

David Gold and his brother were famous for setting up the first clothes shop in Carnaby Street and dressed the famous in the swinging 1960s, making Carnaby Street famous.

CONDITION

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LOT 1092

Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Jar

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

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