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LOT 1036
Roman Terracotta Scorpion Amulet
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (3.52 grams, 21 mm).
Plano-convex in section with perforation, low-relief scorpion motif to obverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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