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LOT 1147
Western Asiatic Terracotta Storage Jar with Procession of Ibexes
CIRCA 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
6 1/8 in. (768 grams, 15.7 cm high).
Globular with flared rim, horizontal painted bands to the shoulder and equator, wavy line beneath and frieze of ibexes above. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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LOT 1147
Western Asiatic Terracotta Storage Jar with Procession of Ibexes
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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