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LOT 0952
Roman Bronze Spoon, Pin and Distaff
1ST-6TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 - 8 in. (53 grams total, 11.5-20.5 cm).
Comprising a spoon with ovoid, flat bowl; pin with polygonal finial stamped with ring-and-dot motifs, pierced towards the point; distaff with bird finial. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an East Anglia private collector.
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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