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LOT 0534

Greek Bronze Lockplate Figure

4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.

3 in. (22.9 grams, 74 mm).

Formed as a locking-mechanism plate with two pierced lugs to the reverse, figural handle of Aphrodite with raised arms dressing her hair, loop above. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

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LOT 0534

Greek Bronze Lockplate Figure

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

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