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LOT 0785
Roman Terracotta Wine Jug
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (103 grams, 97 mm).
Piriform in profile with narrow foot, pinched trefoil lip and strap handle, carination at the shoulder.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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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