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LOT 0783
Roman Bronze Distaff with Bird Finial
4TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/4 in. (28 grams, 18.5 cm).
Comprising a slender stem with collar and baluster above the attachment loop; perching bird finial with incised plumage detailing. [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.
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