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LOT 0887
East Roman Silver Votive Figurine Group
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 in. (3.61 grams total, 17-25 mm).
Comprising: figure wearing a floor-length stola, book under the left arm; bus with stub arms. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
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