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LOT 0582
Roman Redware Sherd with Racing Charioteer
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (24 grams, 72 mm).
The fragment with a curved profile, raised borders to the upper and lower edges, the charioteer depicted in relief. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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