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LOT 1055
Roman Silver Arm from a Statuette
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (13.3 grams, 45.9 mm).
Featuring slender fingers and a bent elbow, likely once belonging to a statue depicting a goddess. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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