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LOT 0122
Roman Green Lead-Glazed Drinking Bowl
1ST CENTURY A.D.
5 3/4 in. (74.8 grams, 14.5 cm).
Broad with carinated profile and basal ring, rounded rim, two loop handles, low-relief gorgoneion motif to centre and figures surrounding; restored.
Provenance
Ex Cambridge, UK, gentleman, 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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LOT 0122
Roman Green Lead-Glazed Drinking Bowl
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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