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LOT 0696
Roman Bronze Fly Weight
4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (1.8 grams, 20 mm).
With bulbous head, triangular body flanked by ribbed wings, hollow to reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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