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LOT 0695
Roman Bronze Fish Vessel Lid
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (44 grams, 75 mm).
Modelled in the half-round with naturalistic detailing, between the tail a hinge loop, probably the lid from a high status fish-shaped vessel.
Provenance‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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