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LOT 0818
Roman Bronze Head of Mithras
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (34 grams total, head: 23 mm).
With Phrygian cap worn with the point pulled forward, impressed annulets, large lentoid eyes; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Norri collection, Milton Keynes, UK, 1980s-1990s.
LiteratureSee Bolla, M., Le misure dei Romani, Verona, 2017, pp.8-9, fig.12, for type.
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