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LOT 0776
Roman Bronze Tweezer Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 - 2 3/4 in. (14.5 grams total, 54-70 mm).
Comprising: two with rectangular-section arms; one with tapering, pointed arms decorated with ring-and-dot motifs and hatching to the edges, pierced terminals. [3]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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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