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LOT 0687
Roman Bronze Bird Weight
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (5.7 grams, 19 mm wide).
Modelled in the round with slot to the underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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