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LOT 1310
Western Asiatic Painted Terracotta Vase
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
8 1/4 in. (428 grams, 21.5 cm).
With fusiform body and broad carinated rim, short stem and flared base; circumferential painted bands and frond motifs. [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.
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