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LOT 1048
Roman Tinned Bronze Plaque Fragment with Two Busts
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2in. (7.52 grams, 62.30 mm).
Tinned plaque fragment with attachment points in the corners; roundel with male bust in three-quarter view with pointillé hairstyle, similar below with hatched hair; scrolls and tendril forming a frame. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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