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LOT 0639

Romano-British 'Colchester' Mortarium Sherd Group

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

4 1/4 - 11 5/8 in. (1.64 kg total. 11-29.5 cm).

Including mainly rim fragments, one with the pouring lip; on marked 'Colchester / CM/23', another with 'Col / CM/19'. [5, No Reserve]

Provenance

Found Colchester, UK.
From the collection of a late East Anglian teacher and antiquarian who retired to the Isle of Wight in Hampshire, UK.
He amassed a large collection of objects between the 1960s-1980s.

CONDITION

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LOT 0639

Romano-British 'Colchester' Mortarium Sherd Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £98

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