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LOT 0897
Roman Bronze Statue Base
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (300 grams, 51 mm).
Rectangular in plan, tiered in profile with solder scar to centre of the upper face, hollow to the underside. [No Reserve]
Provenance
London art market, 1997.
Private collection, UK.
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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