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LOT 0650
Roman and Later Artefact Group
3RD-17TH CENTURY A.D.
1/2 - 4 3/4 in. (179 grams total, 1.3-12 cm).
Comprising: an annular bracelet with linear decoration; four spherical buttons; an openwork mount; a large mount with a central face mask; a polished mirror insert fragment; a casket leg formed as lion's paw; a pin with iron stem; and a hook. [11, No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
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