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LOT 0062
Large Roman Terracotta Amphora
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
26 in. (35 3/4 in.) (8.9 kg total, 66 cm high (91 cm high including stand)).
Two large strap handles to the shoulders, rounded underside, flange below the rim; with a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s onwards.
Private collection of Michael O'Hara, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Ex private collection of Benjamin Hyde-Smith, Hertfordshire, UK.
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