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LOT 0753
Late Roman Bronze Stylus with Safety Chain
CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
6 5/8 in. (20.57 grams, 16.8 cm).
With a balustered finial with an eraser, looped chain with a cross and hooked plaque. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private UK collection.
Ex Hanson's, Derbyshire, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
See Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 925, for type.
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