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LOT 0031
Engraved Bronze Seal of a Republican Period Male Portrait
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (3.11 grams, 17 mm).
Discoid in plan with a deeply engraved clean-shaven male bust; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0031
Engraved Bronze Seal of a Republican Period Male Portrait
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
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