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LOT 0675
Roman Redware Pottery Vessel
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
4 5/8 in. (340 grams, 11.8 cm high).
Biconvex in profile with narrow foot, broad shoulder and everted rim; radiating low-relief rosette pattern to the shoulder, fluted upper body, old gallery label to verso.
Provenance
with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
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