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LOT 0608
Roman Cast Bronze Pyxis
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (98 grams, 46 mm).
Formed as a cylinder with horizontal ribbing to the outer face, socketted mouth, applied discoid bottom plate. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK, circa 2005.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. similar item in the collection of the British Museum, London, under accession no.1982,0729.305.
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