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LOT 4185
Group of Four [4] Roman PB Seals. Circa 3rd-5th century AD.
Various types. Condition as seen.(27.97gr total.).
Provenance
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
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