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LOT 0642
Roman Bronze Animal Finial and Mount Group
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 1/8 in. (8.56 grams, 18-28.6 mm).
Comprising: a finial formed as a slender bird; a stylised bull's head mount with a loop on the reverse; an openwork bird mount with remains of a loop on the reverse. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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