Sold for A$10
Large heavy Terracotta storage jar. Two handled. Diamond mark to one shoulder. 20 on other shoulder. Pottery Terracotta Heavy Terracotta jar. Double handled. Brown/Yellow/Green glazed top half. Half Gallon. 240 mm. 19th Century
Very Good. Looks ancient but the shoulder marks suggest later 19th century? Two or three chips around the top. Very crudely made at the base. Has clearly been used for storing ghee or cooking oil or similar. (See also the next item). Nice crude piece of pottery. (From the Ian Mastin collection whose exceptional still life artwork includes many of these pieces - http://www.ianmastin.com/) Grade: 7.2 Estimate: $100 - 150