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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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