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LOT 0706
Roman Terracotta Jar Fragment with Erotic Scenes
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (33.7 grams, 71 mm).
A handled jar fragment decorated in raised relief with two erotic scenes, the first showing a masturbation scene, the second a copulating couple.
Provenance
Acquired 1970-1999.
London collection of the late Mr S.M., thence by descent.
Literature
Cf. Ars Amatoria - The Haddad Family Collection of Ancient Erotic and Amuletic Art, Christie's, New York, 17 December 1998, lot 60, for similar.
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LOT 0706
Roman Terracotta Jar Fragment with Erotic Scenes
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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