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LOT 0970

Roman Bronze Handle Fragment

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

3 3/8 in. (45.6 grams, 88.5 mm).

With a gently curving openwork body, bearded male mask below, possibly depicting god Silvanus, wearing an elaborate headdress formed of leaves and intersecting branches. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 0970

Roman Bronze Handle Fragment

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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