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LOT 0948
Western Asiatic Terracotta Pot with Ibexes
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/8 in. (134 grams, 59 mm high).
A terracotta jar with everted rim, painted with a frieze of ibexes between plain bands and arcading.
ProvenanceAcquired before 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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