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LOT 0796
Roman Silver Bowl
2ND CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (322 grams, 13.2 cm wide).
Bell-shaped with thickened rim and rounded underside.
ProvenanceAcquired early 1990s.
Ex private American collection; thence by descent.
Private Swiss collection since 1998.
Cf. bowl of similar profile in the British Museum, London, under accession number 1989,0724.1.
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