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Roman Bronze and Other Medical Implement and Pin Collection Roman Bronze and Other Medical Implement and Pin Collection Roman Bronze and Other Medical Implement and Pin Collection
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LOT 0880

Roman Bronze and Other Medical Implement and Pin Collection

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

6 - 8 3/4 in. (50 grams total, 15.2-22.2 cm).

Including a ligula with bulb finial probe and other items. [3, No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

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LOT 0880

Roman Bronze and Other Medical Implement and Pin Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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