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LOT 0712
Roman Ribbed Greyware Jug
CARTHAGE, CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
6 1/4 in. (303 grams, 16 cm).
Slender in profile with narrow base, loop handle to the shoulder, flared mouth; with the remains of an antique label to the base. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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