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LOT 2203
Reproduction Artefact Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 3 7/8 in. (440 grams total, 35-98 mm).
Including iron axehead, swallowtail arrowhead, Roman style oil lamp and other items. [8, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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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