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LOT 0849
Late Roman Bronze Tweezers
4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (6.84 grams, 56 mm).
Formed as two broad tapering flat-section arms with transverse ribbing to the loop, notched edges and impressed ring-and-dot ornament. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
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