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LOT 0853
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
ROMAN BRONZE MEDICAL BLOOD-LETTING VESSEL
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (78 grams, 86 mm).
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (78 grams, 86 mm).
Made from thin sheet bronze with small disc base, carination to the sidewall, scooped neck.
PROVENANCE:
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
FOOTNOTES:
A 'bleeding-cup' which was used by physicians for drawing blood from their patients.
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AUCTIONS:
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