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LOT 0637
Roman Bronze Decorated Statuette Base
1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (37.9 grams, 55 mm).
Broad and squat with stepped rim, low-relief foliage decoration, tondo with attachment point for figure. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePreviously belonging to J Stewart, Mayfair, London, UK; acquired in the early 1980s.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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