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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.
Provenance
Acquired 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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