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LOT 0659
Roman Bronze Artefact Group
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 - 5 1/2 in. (46 grams total, 3-13.9 cm).
Including a bronze tweezer set, openwork key, and gladius sword amulet. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
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