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LOT 0121

Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900

ROMAN LEAD-GLAZED LOTUS CUP
1ST CENTURY B.C.
6 3/4 in. (214 grams, 17 cm wide).

With vertical leaf detailing to the bowl on a field of pellets with band of egg-and-dart below the ribbed rim, stepped foot; lateral loop handles with T-shaped scrolled panel above.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired 1979-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12510-231919.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

PUBLISHED:
Exhibited at the Harwich Museum, Harwich, Essex, UK, 21st January-10th March 2025; accompanied by a copy of a photograph of the artefacts on display.

LITERATURE:
Cf. similar item in terracotta in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, under accession no. 17.194.894.

CONDITION
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