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LOT 0625
Roman Silver Eagle Statuette
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (6.48 grams, 30 mm).
Modelled in the round with wings folded flat against the sides, legs bent, feet absent. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an English collection formed before 2000.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Possibly a fitting from a vessel.
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