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LOT 1318
Romano-Celtic Bronze Cheek Piece
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (28.2 grams, 12 cm).
The round-section bar with two central conjoined lozenges with perforations. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired 1960s-1970s.
Private Scottish collection, Aberdeen.
Ex private Merseyside, UK, collection.
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