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LOT 0587
Romano-Celtic Bronze Vessel with Ducks
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (216 grams, 64 mm).
Bulbous vessel with applied foot formed of concentric circles, raised circumferential band on the shoulder with a frieze of applied swimming ducks above.
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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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