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LOT 0755
Roman Gold Amuletic Case
3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (2.34 grams, 33 mm).
Hollow-formed sheet gold sleeve with three ribbed suspension loop with applied granules, granule clusters to the lower edge, corrugated surface and applied filigree trails.
Provenance
Collected from 1970-1999.
From the collection of the late Mr S.M., London, 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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