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LOT 0768
Roman Bronze Phalera of Medusa
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (33 grams, 47 mm).
Discoid in plan with raised lip to the rim, central gorgoneion motif.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. similar in the British Museum under accession no.1854,0717.23.
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LOT 0768
Roman Bronze Phalera of Medusa
Estimate £250 - 350€290 - 410 (for guidance only)$340 - 470 (for guidance only)
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