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LOT 0722
Roman 'Leicestershire' Redware Sherd Collection
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 5 1/4 in. (900 grams total, 3.1-13.5 cm).
Comprising a large quantity of mixed vessel fragments, mostly displaying part of the base or rim, and a lump of unworked clay; some with old pencilled or inked collection numbers. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired from a private collector in 2004.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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