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LOT 0946
Roman 'Canterbury' Terracotta Wine Amphora Top Pair
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (742 grams total, 11.5 cm each).
Each bell-shaped in profile with carinated rim and stub of the lateral handle. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found by construction workers in the 1950s-1960s.
From the private collection of Mr A Hills, Kent, UK; received by gift circa 2015.
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