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LOT 0844
Roman Enamelled Bronze Seal Box Group
2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (12.7 grams total, 30.4-31.2 mm).
Comprising two piriform boxes with circular lids decorated with concentric cells of enamelling, circular enamelled disc to the tip; holes to the reverse, one fragmentary. [2]
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Footnotes
Seal boxes were small hinged boxes, mostly made of bronze. They consisted of a lid, often decorated with enamel inlays, and a perforated recess to accommodate the seal.
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