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LOT 0757

Roman Statuette Base

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

2 in. (86 grams, 53 mm).

A copper-alloy statuette base formed with a waisted edge and circular upper and lower faces, the lower with a greater circumference than the upper. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Essex gallery, early 2000s.

CONDITION

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LOT 0757

Roman Statuette Base

Sold for (Inc. bp): £143

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