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LOT 0905
Roman Bronze Head of Mithras Weight
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (31.5 grams, 32 mm).
With Phrygian cap worn with the point pulled forward, hatching to the hair and beard. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, London, UK.
From a collection from North London, UK, 1990s.
See Bolla, M., Le misure dei Romani, Verona, 2017, pp.8-9, fig.12; Allason-Jones, L. & Miket, R., Catalogue of Small Finds from South Shields Roman Fort, Gloucester, 1984.
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