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LOT 0869

Roman Bronze Artefact Collection

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

1 - 1 7/8 in. (161 grams total, 25-48 mm).

Comprising: an eagle statuette; a bell; a dog-shaped knife pommel; two brooch fragments; a furniture mount in the shape of a swan head. [6, No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of an East Anglia, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 0869

Roman Bronze Artefact Collection

Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

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