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LOT 0596
Large Roman Aegean Terracotta Amphora
EARLY 3RD CENTURY B.C.
27 1/4 in. (7.8 kg, 69 cm).
Tall and with a narrow base, two sturdy ribbed strap handles and a conical neck with a stepped profile; restored. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
Cf. example from Dura Europos in the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, New York, under ref. Middle Roman Amphora 7.
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