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LOT 0737
Roman Terracotta Bowl
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7 7/8 in. (580 grams, 20 cm wide).
Broad flat base with low sidewall and everted rim; repaired. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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