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LOT 0063
Large Roman Terracotta Amphora
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
25 3/8 in. (36 in.) (8.35 kg total, 64.5 cm high (91.5 cm high including stand)).
Two large strap handles to the shoulders, fusiform body, shallow flange below the rim; with a custom-made display stand.
Provenance
Acquired 1970s onwards.
Private collection of Michael O'Hara, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Ex private collection of Benjamin Hyde-Smith, Hertfordshire, UK.
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