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LOT 0685
Roman Bronze Bird Figure
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (133 grams, 46 mm).
Modelled in the round figure of a fledgling with bulbous body and short, stubby wings, head raised to accept food. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Little Blakenham, Suffolk, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SF-4991D6.
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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