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LOT 0804
Roman Sheet-Silver Pyxis in the form of a Column
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (14.2 grams, 83 mm).
Formed as a fluted column on a square, stepped base; separate poppy-shaped lid; fine cracks to the rim.
ProvenanceEx Herbert A. Cahn, Basel, 1990s.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00037854.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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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