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LOT 0944
Roman Terracotta Jug with Flared Rim
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
6 7/8 in. (736 grams, 17.5 cm).
With a bulbous body and trumpet-shaped neck, handle to the rear.
ProvenanceEx London art market 1990s.
From a London, UK, collection.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Wallace, C., Webster, P., ‘Jugs and Lids in Black Burnished ware’ in Roman Pottery Studies, 2, vol.2, 1989, pp.88-91, fig.1, for similar.
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