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LOT 0602
Roman and Later Artefact Group
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1/2 - 2 1/2 in. (28.1 grams total, 15-64 mm).
Comprising: a silver gorgoneion head mount; sheet-gold accessory element; bone pin with figural finial; lead seal dated 1789. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Ruislip, UK, gentleman, by inheritance.
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