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LOT 0865
Roman Roof Tile with Dog Paw Print
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (560 grams, 13 cm).
An irregular fragment of terracotta tegula roof tile with the impression of a dog's paw in one broad face; old inked collector's reference 'R9-70' and printed slip. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Warwickshire, UK.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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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