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LOT 0949
Roman Footed Terracotta Bowl
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/8 in. (371 grams, 16.2 cm wide).
Squat with squared rim, three stub feet, hole to base. [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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