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LOT 0848
Roman Bronze Medical Implement with Razor
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/2 in. (11.7 grams, 14.1 cm).
Hexagonal-section handle with scooped blade at one end, lentoid-section probe at the other.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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