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LOT 0637

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430

ROMAN BALANCE SCALES PAIR
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
8 in. (93 grams, 20.2 cm wide).

A set of copper-alloy balance scales composed of a hook and shaped bar suspending a link chain at each end, each single chain diverging into three shorter chains supporting a shallow dish. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Acquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.

CONDITION
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