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LOT 0601
Greek Geometric Bronze Strap Distributor
8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
1 5/8 in. (30.1 grams, 40 mm).
Discoid in plan and hollow to the underside with four radiating lugs to the rim, cruciform band to the reverse; to the upper face an incised ring and central quatrefoil.
ProvenanceEx private collection.
with Gorny & Mosch, Munich, 17 June 2004, no.[TBC].
Private collection, Europe.
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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