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LOT 0775
Roman Bronze Head Mount
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (24.5 grams, 30 mm).
Modelled in the half-round mask with copious hair and a circlet; exaggerated eyes, perhaps intended to have a silver overlay; modern mounting stud to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx P. Chapman collection, 1980s-1990s.
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