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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]
ProvenanceFrom 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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