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LOT 0978
Late Roman Bronze Ornate Key with Beast Heads
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (17.6 grams, 63 mm).
Comprising: broad bow with punched serpent detail to both faces and smaller loop above; balustered shank with hollow forward end flanked by spurs.
ProvenanceFound Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015.
Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector.
Cf. similar item in the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession no. 06.176.89.
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LOT 0978
Late Roman Bronze Ornate Key with Beast Heads
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
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