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LOT 0821
Roman Bronze Batillum Incense Shovel
HOLY LAND, 1ST CENTURY A.D.
10 1/2 in. (326 grams, 26.5 cm).
Rectangular tray with raised ribbed rim, five engraved ring-and-dot decorations to obverse, four short legs to the reverse; a hollow D-section handle with suspension finial to the top. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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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