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LOT 0804
Roman Terracotta Amphora Handle with Stamp
1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (127 grams, 78 mm).
Sharply curving wide handle with a rectangular stamp of an amphora with Greek inscription to both sides.
Provenancewith Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
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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