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LOT 1582
Tudor Period Terracotta Flagon
16TH CENTURY A.D.
8 1/2 in. (859 grams, 21.5 cm high).
With a tall, gently tapering body with circumferential ribbing and piecrust foot; tall ribbed neck and strap handle to the rear. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
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