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LOT 0777
Roman Decorated Terracotta Dish
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (97 grams, 11.1 cm).
Squat in profile with low sidewall, basal ring, flared rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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