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LOT 0872

Sold for (Inc. bp): £104

ROMAN BRONZE CARP MOUNT
2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (9.5 grams, 64 mm including stand).

Modelled with thick body tapering to a curved divided tail; large dorsal fin above and two small ventral fins; dished recess to one side for attachment to a bowl; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

CONDITION
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