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LOT 0894
Very Large Roman Red Ware Plate
NORTH AFRICA, CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
15 1/2 in. (1.25 kg, 39.4 cm).
Broad and flat with low sidewall, sharply carinated rim; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent.
Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet with reference no.A61.
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