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LOT 0645
Roman Bronze Bird-Headed Distaff Terminal
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 7/8 in. (12.7 grams, 15 cm).
With round-section body, balustered finial with a stylised bird. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Found St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK.
Acquired from the finder in 2008.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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