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Roman Bronze Medical Implements and Palette Roman Bronze Medical Implements and Palette Roman Bronze Medical Implements and Palette
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LOT 0701

Roman Bronze Medical Implements and Palette

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

4 1/2 - 6 3/4 in. (221 grams total, 11.5 - 17 cm).

Comprising a rectangular palette with bevelled edges; spoon with circular bowl, collared stem with expanded waist and finial formed as a probe; a scoop probe with remains of elongated shallow scoop, expanded neck with collars, slender ribbed stem and bulbous probe to terminal; scoop with leaf-shaped bowl and balustered stem. [4]

Provenance

Acquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.

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LOT 0701

Roman Bronze Medical Implements and Palette

Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)

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