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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.
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