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LOT 0815
Roman Bronze Artefact Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 - 5 1/4 in. (106 grams total, 4.8-13.5 cm).
Comprising a bowl with incised geometric decoration; knife with single-edged iron blade and decoratively incised pommel; and a pin with tapering round-section body, shallow conical finial and decoratively incised head. [3]
Provenance
Acquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
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LOT 0815
Roman Bronze Artefact Collection
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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