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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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