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LOT 0804
Roman Bronze Key
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (37 grams, 73 mm).
With tubular shank and rectangular-section neck, crescentic bow; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s.
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