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LOT 0994

Byzantine Terracotta Handled Vessel

CIRCA 8TH-10TH CENTURY A.D.

3 3/8 in. (173 grams, 87 mm).

Squat jar with broad discoid foot, trumpet-shaped neck and mouth, small lateral loop handles to the shoulders. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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LOT 0994

Byzantine Terracotta Handled Vessel

Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

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