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LOT 0587

Roman Storage Jar

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

5 1/2 in. (486 grams, 14 cm).

A bulbous ceramic storage jar with everted rim and splayed foot. [No Reserve]

Provenance

English collection formed in the 1990s.
UK art market.
Property of an Essex gentleman.

CONDITION
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LOT 0587

Roman Storage Jar

Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

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