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LOT 0629

Roman and Other Bronze Group

1ST-17TH CENTURY A.D.

1/2 - 4 1/2 in (178 grams total, 1.4-11.6 cm).

Including a Roman military buckle, a Roman bell, candle spike; lead-alloy votive mirror and other items, sold with an early 1st millennium B.C. Luristan hairpin with silver wire finial. [15, 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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0629

Roman and Other Bronze Group

Sold for (Inc. bp): £104

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