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LOT 0910
Roman Bronze Female Head Mount Pair
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (21.4 grams total, 24 mm each).
Comprising two matched mounts, each showing a female face with rounded cheeks and hollow eyes, elaborate coiffure gathered on the top of the head; hollow reverse. [2]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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