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LOT 0631
Roman Redware Lamp Sherd with Bird
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (83 grams, 12.1 cm).
With flange handle to the rear, band of fronds and squares to the shoulder, dove with olive branch in its beak to the discus. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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