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LOT 0723
Roman Stone Weight with Handle
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 7/8 in. (856 grams, 99 mm).
Squat stone block, oblate in profile with studs and rings to the upper face, iron handle with hooked ends.
Provenance
Ex Simmons Gallery, London E11, UK, in the 1990s.
From a North London collection.
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LOT 0723
Roman Stone Weight with Handle
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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