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LOT 0781
Roman Silver Eagle Statuette
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (7.8 grams, 23 mm).
Modelled perching with wings folded, detailed plumage. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1960s-1990s.
From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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