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LOT 0903
Roman Terracotta Brick with Pawprint of a Large Dog
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (1.28 kg, 14 cm).
Brick fragment with impressed double paw-print from a dog walking on the tile while still wet. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Northern Europe, possibly West Germany.
Acquired Den of Antiquity, circa 2011.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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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