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LOT 0081
Large Roman Bronze Bowl with Handle
5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
13 1/4 in. (1.97 kg, 33.5 cm wide).
Broad squat vessel with flat inturned rim, curved round-section handle with median collars, attachment plates formed as leaves and profile beast-heads; shallow basal ring.
ProvenanceGerman private collection, 1980s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.201190.
Cf. similar bronze bowl in the collection of the British Museum, London, under accession no. 1939,1010.109.
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