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LOT 0748

Roman Bronze Hand Weight

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (6.8 grams, 26 mm).

Modelled in the round right hand with long slender fingers and thumb. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.

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LOT 0748

Roman Bronze Hand Weight

Sold for (Inc. bp): £98

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