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LOT 0925
Romano-British 'Silchester' Bronze Figural Vessel Handle Pair
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 - 4 in. (180 grams total, 9.5-10.3 cm wide).
Matched pair of drop-handles for a situla or other large vessel, each an arched rod with curved and returned ends attached to a looped bar and leaf-shaped panel with an applied mask or gorgoneion below (one absent). [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound North Hampshire near the Roman town of Calleva (Silchester), the Iron Age Celtic capital of the Attrabates tribe.
Recorded with Reading Museum, in the 1970s.
From an old Hampshire, UK, collection.
Ex Ancient & Gothic, UK.
Accompanied by copies of two typed and hand illustrated previous information sheets including provenance.
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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LOT 0925
Romano-British 'Silchester' Bronze Figural Vessel Handle Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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