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LOT 0604
Romano-British Bronze Dionysus Head Mount
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (20.4 grams, 36 mm).
D-section appliqué with mask of Dionysus, bearded and with foliage wreath to the brow. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Essex, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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