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LOT 0616
Late Roman Terracotta Pitcher
CIRCA 500 A.D.
10 1/4 in. (1.7 kg, 26 cm high).
Of coiled construction with bulbous lower body and tubular upper, flared and everted rim, strap handle above the shoulder. [No Reserve]
Provenance
London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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