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LOT 0678
Roman Samian Ware Decorated Bowl Fragments
2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 - 4 5/8 in. (195 grams total, 6.7-11.8 cm).
Each fragment decorated with foliate motifs in raised relief to the external sidewall. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Bedfordhire, 1980s.
Property of a Kempston, UK gentleman.
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