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LOT 0741
Roman Bronze Fitting Group
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 3 5/8 in. (137 grams total, 18-92 mm).
Comprising: a substantial key handle with baluster and 'X' ornament; knife pommel; clothing studs; fragmentary pins with decorative heads. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Axel Guttman collection.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
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