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LOT 0745

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

ROMAN BRONZE SANDALED FOOT
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (85 grams, 72 mm).

Modelled in the half-round with detailed pointillé texture to the leather upper and ankle-band; hole to underside and fixing hole at rear. [No Reserve]

PROVENANCE:
Acquired on the UK art market during the late 20th century.
From the private collection of David King (1940-2024), Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

LITERATURE:
See Cooley, A.E., Cooley, M.G.L., Pompeii and Herculaneum, New York, 2014; Sebesta, J.L., & Bonfante, L., The World of Roman Costume, Madison, 2001.

CONDITION
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