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LOT 0821
Redware Fragment with Amphibians
ROMAN, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
5 1/8 in. (155 grams, 13 cm).
With curving profile, applied raised figures of a lizard, a frog and a turtle to the upper surface with incised detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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