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LOT 0928
Roman Bronze Chariot Fitting with Thumb
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (64 grams, 62 mm).
Bell-shaped cap fitting with acorn finial, thumb-shaped spur.
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s.
Private collection, 2001.
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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Opening Bid: £200
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Acquired in the 1992. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
