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LOT 0777
Late Roman to Byzantine Bone Artefact Collection
1ST-8TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 - 5 1/4 in. (43.9 grams total, 8.1-13.3 cm).
Including tapering dress pins, hair pins, lucet and other items. [7]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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