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LOT 0811
Roman Bronze Steelyard Balance with Severed Celtic Head Weight
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
4 5/8 in. (86 grams, 11.8 cm).
Comprising a round-section arm with pierced lug finial, notches to the upper face, suspension ring, counter weight formed as stylised head with gaping mouth and bowl-cut hair. [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.
See The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 2008.355a-d, for type.
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LOT 0811
Roman Bronze Steelyard Balance with Severed Celtic Head Weight
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