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LOT 0859
Roman Bronze Chariot Fitting
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (75 grams, 63 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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