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LOT 0768
Roman Terracotta Roof Tile with Dog's Paw Print
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (137 grams, 10 cm).
Fragment of flat-section tegula roof tile, with impressed paw-print from a dog walking on the tile while still wet. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
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