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LOT 0636
Roman Ceramic Pottery Mould with Hunting Scenes
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
9 5/8 in. (1.3 kg total, 24.5 cm wide including stand).
Barrel-shaped mould fragment to produce low-relief moulded scenes with a group of nude males above charging horsemen and leaping animals; mounted on a custom-made stand with a specimen casting from the mould.
ProvenanceFrom the Janner Klausner family collection by descent 1960s, London and Israel.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Exhibited at the Harwich Museum, Harwich, Essex, UK, 12th March-9th June 2025; accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefacts on display.
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Opening Bid: £50
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2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
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Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. 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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