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LOT 0743
Roman Redware Vessel Fragment Group
4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 7/8 - 4 1/8 in (153 grams total, 9.8-10.5 cm).
Comprising three fragments from a large dish, each with a running frieze of animals; one with a leaping ibex and tree behind; one with two attacking lions; one with a bull charging at a large dog, an altar behind the bull. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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