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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.

Provenance

From 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.

Published

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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0636

Roman Ceramic Pottery Mould with Hunting Scenes

Sold for (Inc. bp): £520

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