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LOT 0752
Graeco-Roman Bronze Patera with Duck-Head Handle
3RD CENTURY B.C.-3RD CENTURY A.D.
11 3/4 in. (314 grams, 30 cm).
The bowl with a convex outer face and notched lip, decoratively waisted handle with addorsed duck heads to the apex of the suspension loop; base of bowl absent.
ProvenanceAcquired in Europe before 1995.
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LOT 0752
Graeco-Roman Bronze Patera with Duck-Head Handle
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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