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LOT 0919
Byzantine Hexagonal Bronze Censer Base
5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (194 grams, 80 mm).
With flared and stepped rim and foot; pierced for attachment; carbonised accretion within. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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