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LOT 1338
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Jug
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/4 in. (280 grams, 12 cm).
Squat in profile with basal ring, trumpet-shaped mouth with rounded rim, loop handle to rear of twisted construction with spiked thumb-pad. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a London, UK, gentleman's collection of ancient pottery and artefacts, 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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