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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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2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
One with lug handle to rear, discus with filling hole and central panel with high-relief standing figure holding a bow, radiating border to the shoulder; basal ring; one squat with drum-shaped body. D-shaped nozzle, single lateral lug, flared base. 176 grams total, 84-92 mm
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