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LOT 0864
Romano-British Grey Ware Vessel
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (188 grams, 13 cm wide).
Squat ceramic jug with dimple base, broad shoulder, flared mouth and single strap handle. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found 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.
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