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LOT 0655
Roman Bronze Attis Head Mount
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (11.9 grams, 24.5 mm).
Depicted with a clean shaven face, short curls showing from underneath the peaked cap; hollow reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, 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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