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LOT 0064
Roman North African Redware Head Amphora
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
10 1/4 in. (816 grams, 26 cm high).
Formed in the round as the head and neck of an androgynous figure, integral oval-section neck with ribbing to top; stylised face and hair detailing extending around the body to the reverse of the vessel, where the D-section handle is located.
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.202850.
Cf. The J. Paul Getty Museum, accession number 80.AE.45, for similar.
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LOT 0064
Roman North African Redware Head Amphora
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)
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