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LOT 0688
Roman Bronze Jug Weight Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 in. (30.1 grams total, 17-26 mm).
Three graduated jug-shaped weights, each with a globular body, cylindrical neck and handle with scrolling base. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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With carinated hoop, elliptical bezel. 3.62 grams, 20.42 mm overall, 15.13 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)
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