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LOT 0147
Roman Bronze Phiale with Boss
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
9 1/2 in. (536 grams, 24 cm wide).
Broad and squat with thickened rim, central boss to the base.
Provenance
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Literature
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 1980.11.13, for a very similar bowl.
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LOT 0147
Roman Bronze Phiale with Boss
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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