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LOT 0811
Roman Bronze Lock Fitting with Face
4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (15.2 grams, 36 mm).
Domed fitting formed as a stylised face with large lentoid eyes, pelletted browband and three lugs on the triangular lower panel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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