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LOT 0864
Roman Bronze Head Mount
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (32.7 grams, 30 mm).
Modelled in the half-round, female mask with copious hair and diadem; hollow to reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx P Chapman collection, 1980s-1990s.
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