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LOT 0613
Roman Lead Votive Mirror Frame
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (30 grams, 58 mm).
Discoid in plan, the reverse with a floral motif, the obverse with concentric rings, pellets and scrolls. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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