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LOT 0674

Roman Redware Fragment with Diana

4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.

2 1/2 in. (19.6 grams, 63 mm).

Curved ceramic fragment with high-relief image to the inner face, female in short-sleeved undergarment and outer stola draped over her head as a hood, holding a rod in her left hand and extending her right arm across her body. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 1960s-1990s.
From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.

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LOT 0674

Roman Redware Fragment with Diana

Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

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