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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]

Provenance

From 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.

Literature

See Wamser, L., Die Welt von Byzanz - Europas Östliches Erbe, München, 2004, item 925, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0753

Late Roman Bronze Stylus with Safety Chain

Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

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