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LOT 0898
Romano-British Bronze Stone Mason or Architect's Dividers
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (27.5 grams, 95 mm).
Each arm with incised hatching at the broad end, square-section point; securing knop with baluster and notched finial.
ProvenanceFound Colchester, Essex, UK.
Acquired from Parthenon Gallery, London WC1, UK, before 2000.
Property of a Bedfordshire, UK, private collector.
Accompanied by an illustrated collector's identification tag.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
See The British Museum, museum number 1975,0804.22, for similar.
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LOT 0898
Romano-British Bronze Stone Mason or Architect's Dividers
Sold for (Inc. bp): £273
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Opening Bid: £750
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