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Large Antique Storage Jar on Stand
Ref: 1665
A large antique storage jar in very good condition.
The lid intact (fused shut). Nice colour and wear.
On stand. Came from a private house and bought about 20 yrs ago, a time when some genuinely old pieces were coming onto the market. The age of this one....on many visits to the Near East in years gone by i was forever asking our neighbour the resident head of the archaeological school, Paul Croft, to date the shards that i habitually collected in my pockets, as he pointed it out it was often impossible to tell with the plainer wares of storage vessels how old they were as up until 100 years ago the method of manufacture had remained the same for 2000 yrs.
Eastern Mediterranean 1000 BC – 1800 AD
H: 85cm (33.5in)
W: 40cm (15.7in)
D: 39cm (15.4in)
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