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LOT 1161

Western Asiatic Terracotta Jug with Net Design

12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.

6 1/4 in. (745 grams, 16 cm).

Comprising a rounded body with narrow base, flared neck and mouth with rounded rim, strap handle to rear; painted with a geometric design of rectangular panels with reticulated fill.

Provenance

Ex Swiss European collection, 1980s.
Private collection, 1994.
Private collection, since the late 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 1161

Western Asiatic Terracotta Jug with Net Design

Sold for (Inc. bp): £338

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