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Roman Ribbed Terracotta Jar with Handles Roman Ribbed Terracotta Jar with Handles Roman Ribbed Terracotta Jar with Handles
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LOT 0894

Roman Ribbed Terracotta Jar with Handles

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

6 in. (530 grams, 15.3 cm).

With squat toroid body, low foot, trumpet-shaped mouth flanked by strap handles; ribbed detailing to the equator and handles. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.

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LOT 0894

Roman Ribbed Terracotta Jar with Handles

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

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