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LOT 0748
Roman Bronze Lock Plate Figure
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 5/8 in. (32.8 grams, 93 mm).
Depicting Venus with her head lowered, nude upper body and lower body wrapped in voluminous garment; suspension loop above.
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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