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LOT 0683
Roman Bronze Medical Ligula Instrument
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 3/8 in. (6.03 grams, 13.7 cm).
Comprising a long shaft with a spatulate finial at one end and the other rounded. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx P. Chapman collection, 1980s-1990s.
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