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LOT 0898
Roman Bronze Appliqué with Athena and Gorgon
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (1.67 grams, 83 mm).
Irregular sheet-bronze fragment with repoussé figure of Athena standing wearing a long robe and gripping the shaft of a spear, wearing a Corinthian-style crested helmet and sporting a gorgoneion at the chest. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
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