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LOT 0754
Roman Bronze Gladiator Figure
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (26.6 grams total, 41 mm).
Sheet-bronze silhouette figure of a gladiator in murmillo helmet; mounted on a display stand.
ProvenanceEx London, UK, gentleman 1980-1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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