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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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0534

Greek Bronze Lockplate Figure

Sold for (Inc. bp): £39

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