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LOT 0895
Roman Ornate Bone Hair Pin with Snake-Head Terminal
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (3.01 grams, 12.8 cm).
With tapering shank and bulb finial carved to represent a snake's head, [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1980s-2010.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
Accompanied by a typed and laminated identification card.
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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