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LOT 1940
Georgian Bronze Pipe Tamper with Minerva
CIRCA 18TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (28.5 grams, 70 mm).
In the form of standing robed goddess Minerva in the round, helmetted, holding spear and with right arm raised; she is standing on a short pedestal that forms the tamper. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Manchester, UK, collection; acquired over the past 20 years.
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