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