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LOT 0749
Roman and Later Artefact Group
1ST-20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 3 in. (455 grams total, 9-76 mm).
Comprising decorative strap ends; clothes fittings; mounts; inscribed weights, pendants; buttons, pins; masks; figural busts; together with other miscellaneous items. [74, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
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