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LOT 0699

Roman Redware Fragment Collection

CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.

2 - 3 7/8 in. (53.1 grams total, 50-97 mm).

Comprising three edge fragments: one with a centaur carrying away a woman, amphora below; one showing a butting goat defending itself against a large hound; one showing a profile head of a bearded man with a staff and bag, possibly the god Mercury, a leaping hound before him. [3, No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.

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LOT 0699

Roman Redware Fragment Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £325

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