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LOT 0721

Roman Bronze Dish

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

2 5/8 in. (56 grams, 66 mm).

Low dish with flared sidewall and basal ring. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From 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.

CONDITION

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LOT 0721

Roman Bronze Dish

Sold for (Inc. bp): £85

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