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LOT 1738

Medieval 'Thames' Terracotta Pipkin

14TH CENTURY A.D.

6 3/4 in. (580 grams, 17 cm).

With drum-shaped body, rolled rim with shallow pouring lip and round-section handle, hole to base; a rare find. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Thames Foreshore, Billingsgate, London, UK, 1974-1985.

CONDITION

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LOT 1738

Medieval 'Thames' Terracotta Pipkin

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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