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LOT 0762
Roman Bronze Fish Weight
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (9.9 grams, 23 mm).
Modelled in the round with fin and gill detailing, slot to the underside. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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