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LOT 0705
Roman Bone Medical Implement Group
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 - 6 1/8 in. (10.2 grams total, 9.6-15.5 cm).
Including a dress pin and two probes, one with a pierced end for suspension. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound City of London, UK.
Acquired from mudlark Steve Brooker in the early 2000s.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
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