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LOT 1129
Western Asiatic Bronze Razor Handle
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.
2 3/4 in. (72.5 grams, 69 mm).
Flat-section openwork handle formed as a loop with roundel to each end and more roundels filling the void. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a private Essex collection, 1990s.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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