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Roman Lead Tag with Bust of Caracalla Roman Lead Tag with Bust of Caracalla Roman Lead Tag with Bust of Caracalla
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LOT 0888

Roman Lead Tag with Bust of Caracalla

EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (5.25 grams, 24 mm).

Irregular seal with low-relief profile bust to obverse, impressed textile pattern to reverse. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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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LOT 0888

Roman Lead Tag with Bust of Caracalla

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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