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LOT 0166
Late Roman Silver Plaque with Figures
4TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
6 3/4 in. (148 grams, 17.2 cm wide).
With repoussé detailing; central facing bust wearing a toga between two columns supporting a laurel-wreath vault; to the left, facing Mercury standing with caduceus, to the right, an eagle in profile; mounted in a fabric-covered frame.
Provenance
Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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