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LOT 0771
Roman Redware Deep Bowl with Wide Rim
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/4 in. (144 grams, 14.5 cm).
Broad rim and deep central bowl with basal ring. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 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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