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LOT 0661
Roman Terracotta Amphora
NORTH AFRICAN, 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
11 5/8 in. (1.48 kg total, 29.5 cm).
Comprising a piriform body and broad shoulder, long slightly swollen neck and rounded rim; lateral loop handles to the shoulder; circumferential ribbing to neck and lower body; chipped. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private Norfolk collection, early 2000s.
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