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LOT 0732
Roman Bronze Spatula
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (63 grams total, 10.3 cm high including stand).
Tongue-shaped in plan and flat with wedge-shaped tang; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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