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LOT 0901
Roman Hexagonal Tile with Motif
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 7/8 in. (193 grams, 98 mm).
Hexagonal in plan with incised outline, central impressed foliage motif; embedded pebble. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
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