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LOT 0765
Roman and Other Bronze Artefact Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1/4 - 1 3/4 in. (118 grams total, 8-44 mm).
Including bust appliqué, model ram and other types. [10]
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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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