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LOT 0793
Roman Bronze Ligula Medical Instrument
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7 in. (11 grams, 17.6 cm).
Comprising a round-section shank with bulb finial, balustered neck, flat chisel-blade with barbs to the rear. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Garcia collection, France, 1990s.
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