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LOT 0120
Roman Bronze Key Handle in the Shape of a Hand Holding Fruit
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (157 grams, 10.1 cm).
Formed as a lady's right hand with thumb and forefinger extended to hold a grape; iron shank to the wrist.
Provenance
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
Literature
Cf. Ruseva-Slokoska, L., Roman Jewellery, Sofia, 1991, item 285, for hairpin of a similar form.
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LOT 0120
Roman Bronze Key Handle in the Shape of a Hand Holding Fruit
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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