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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]

Provenance

From 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.

CONDITION
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LOT 1146

Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Jar

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

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