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LOT 0859
Roman Decorated 'Terra Sigillata' Redware Dish
NORTH AFRICA, 4TH CENTURY A.D.
8 7/8 in. (466 grams, 22.5 cm diameter).
Terracotta dish with low sidewall, tondo with ropework border, central motif of five radiating fronds with rosettes between.
ProvenanceFrom a UK private collection.
Ex London, UK, gallery.
with Mallams, Oxford, UK.
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman.
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