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LOT 0976

Roman Sheet Bronze Lidded Pyxis

2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.

2 1/4 in. (32 grams, 59 mm high).

Tubular in construction with concentric rings to base and in groups on the sidewall, lid with rings and central vent. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired from Alan Cherry, Bournemouth, UK, circa 2006.
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.

Literature

See Cipriano, S., 'L’inumazione ad Altino in età alto e medio-imperiale,' in Rivista di Archeologia, XXXVI, 2012, pp.97-118.

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LOT 0976

Roman Sheet Bronze Lidded Pyxis

Sold for (Inc. bp): £130

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