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LOT 0966
Roman to Post Medieval Bronze Artefact Collection
1ST-20TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 2 7/8 in. (586 grams total, 23-73 mm).
Including a running hound figure, eating hare, ribbed disc and other items, most on display stands. [11, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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