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LOT 0740
Roman Ribbed Terracotta Jar with Handles
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
7 in. (596 grams, 18 cm wide).
With rounded base and broad sloped shoulder, low neck and lateral strap handles, bands of impressed rouletting. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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