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LOT 0828
Roman Bronze Bull Weight
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (16.6 grams, 21 mm).
Model head of a bull with flat base.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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