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LOT 0173
Roman Bronze Knife Handle with Erotic Scene
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (59 grams, 57 mm).
Modelled in the round scene composed of three lovers, rectangular base, square-section pierced baluster with hatched panels.
Provenance
Shlomo Moussaieff collection, London, UK.
Ex Galerie Dominique Thirion, Brussels, Belgium.
From the private collection of Mr K.A.
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