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LOT 0699
Bronze Miniature Chalice
ROMAN, 4TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
1 3/4 in. (30.7 grams, 43 mm).
Comprising a bulbous body with balustered stem and flared foot; band of pointillé ornament to the lower body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Red House Antiques, York, UK, 2010.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Cf. similar miniature model in PAS, LVPL-E8D385.
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