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LOT 0891
Roman Brown Slipware Terracotta Vase
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (263 grams, 13 cm).
Piriform in profile with flared base and broad mouth, circumferential lines. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Danube Delta, Balkans.
Acquired from Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, circa 2004.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Opening Bid: £3,000
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Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12515-232159. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
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