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LOT 0164
Roman Bronze 'Money' Box with Cross
4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (89 grams, 54 mm).
Hollow-formed model male head with aperture to underside; with short beard and incised cross fourchée to the brow.
Provenance
German 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.
Literature
For head type, see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number 13.225.1.
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LOT 0164
Roman Bronze 'Money' Box with Cross
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500€2,900 - 4,060 (for guidance only)$3,380 - 4,730 (for guidance only)
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