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LOT 1388
Roman Bronze Dagger Sheath
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5 7/8 in. (46 grams, 15 cm).
With remains of repoussé running horses to verso; C-section frame and knop finial. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
Cf. Stephenson, I.P., Roman Infantry Equipment: The Later Empire, Stroud, 1999, p.77.
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