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LOT 0648
Roman Bronze Figural Escutcheon
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (71.2 grams, 71 mm).
With elliptical plaque and bulb finial, putto mask with radiating hair. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1950s-1970s.
Ex London, UK, private collection.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
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