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LOT 0866

Roman Bronze Patera Mount

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

2 3/4 in. (50.88 grams, 69 mm).

Triangular in form with mounting ring above, hollow-formed gorgoneion with palmette below.

Provenance

Acquired in 1990.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

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LOT 0866

Roman Bronze Patera Mount

Estimate £350 - 450€410 - 520 (for guidance only)$470 - 610 (for guidance only)

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