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LOT 0154
Roman Bronze 'Money' Box with Cross
4TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
2 1/8 in. (89 grams, 54 mm).
Hollow-formed model male head with aperture to underside; with short beard and incised cross fourchee to the brow.
ProvenanceGerman private collection, 1980s.
with Artemis Gallery, 1990s.
Private collection, acquired in 1999.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12866-241640.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0154
Roman Bronze 'Money' Box with Cross
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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