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LOT 0925
Roman Bronze Jeweller's Hammer
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (9.37 grams, 66 mm).
With a slender looped handle attached to a double-ended hammer of waisted profile. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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