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LOT 0908
Roman Bronze Hand Weight
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (13.4 grams, 30 mm).
Right hand from a figurine with thumb extended in gripping pose, hollow at wrist. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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