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LOT 1146
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Jar
2ND-1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
10 1/4 in. (3 kg, 26 cm).
Globular in profile with broad everted rim, bands of painted frieze detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a West London, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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