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LOT 0832

Roman Bronze Public Water Fountain Spout

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

3 1/2 in. (267 grams, 89 mm).

With an octagonal curving spout with raised collar and a round-section socket. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, collector.
From his private collection since the 1970s; thence by descent circa 2000.
Ex private collection of a Bedfordshire 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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LOT 0832

Roman Bronze Public Water Fountain Spout

Sold for (Inc. bp): £312

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