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LOT 0754

Estimate
GBP (£) 180 - 240
EUR (€) 210 - 280
USD ($) 240 - 320

ROMAN TERRACOTTA WINE JUG
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
6 in. (406 grams, 15 cm).

Biconvex in profile with basal ring, tiered rings to the equator, stepped mouth, sturdy strap handle to the rear; old collector's label 'ruines de P[..]er'.

PROVENANCE:
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.

CONDITION
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