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LOT 0150
Roman Terracotta Beaker
5TH CENTURY A.D.
4 3/8 in. (346 grams, 11 cm).
With gently curved sidewall, flared base and everted rim; groups of vertical lines to the inner rim, circumferential bands below the rim and above the foot, vertical interrupted herringbone panels to the body.
ProvenanceCollection of Stanley J. Seeger (1930-2011), England, Tennant of Yorkshire.
with Attic Sale, 16 May 2015, no.265.
Acquired by the present owner at the above sale.
Cf. similar, less elaborate beaker in the British Museum under accession no.1869,0624.26.
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