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LOT 0917

Roman Ribbed Terracotta Vase

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

7 1/8 in. (369 grams, 18 cm).

With bulbous body and trumpet-shaped mouth; bands of rouletting to the sidewall below the shoulder, corrugated profile to the neck and mouth. [No Reserve]

Provenance

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

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LOT 0917

Roman Ribbed Terracotta Vase

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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