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LOT 0880
Romano-British Decorated 'Colchester' Pottery Sherds
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 4 1/2 in. (1.42 kg total, 3-11.4 cm).
Including rim- and base-fragments with moulded or applied decorative detailing, some with inked inscriptions including: 'Col' for Colchester. [45, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound 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.
Accompanied by a hand written information display card entitled 'Pottery from Colchester ...', and two other display cards, one typed one handwritten.
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