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LOT 0879
Roman Base-Silver Shoe Model
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 5/8 in. (58 grams, 11.8 mm).
Depicting a sole for a right-foot military caliga shoe with narrow toe and pyramidal hobnails to underside.
Provenance
Ex London, UK, collection, 1970-2020.
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