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LOT 0789
Roman Bronze Amphora
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (169 grams, 13 cm).
With carinated profile to the shoulder and tapering neck, two riveted strap handles.
ProvenanceEx old English collection.
London art market, 1980s.
Cf. similar item (with tall handle to the rear) in the Hunt Museum under accession number HCM 156.
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