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LOT 0812
Roman Bronze Artefact Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 1/8 in. (32.2 grams total, 22-29 mm).
Comprising two zoomorphic lids, a phallic pendant, and a fragment of a hand grasping a phallus. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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Roman Lead 'LEG X' Slingshot
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
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2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector. From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000. Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire gentleman.
