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LOT 1206
Romano-British Enamelled Bronze Miniature Altar
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (16.1 grams, 20.15 mm).
A hollow-formed miniature altar or incense burner with four short legs, panels of red and red enamelled ornament to the sides.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market in the 1980s.
From an East Anglian private collection.
Cf. The British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme, record id. NARC-E42213, for similar and discussion.
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LOT 1206
Romano-British Enamelled Bronze Miniature Altar
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£150 (EUR 174; USD 203) +BP*
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