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LOT 0942
Roman Bronze Plate Mount with Millefiori
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (16 grams, 38 mm).
Comprising a discoid plaque with a stud on the reverse, the obverse divided into three fields, each with a millefiori decoration. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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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