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Ali Test Auction(#167) 08/05/2024 10:00 AM BST CLOSED!

Lot 236 of 381: A virtually complete cast copper-alloy anthropomorphic mount or fitting dating to the Roman period, c. AD 43-410. Only the upper portion of the mount remains, this taking the form of a facing male bust-perhaps intended to represent Jupiter or Neptune. Depicted realistically with mid-length hair and a beard, the figure also appears to be wearing a circlet or headband of some description. Traces of a silvery solder-like substance on the back of the mount accompanied by an eroded 'stub' suggests th

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Lot closed - unsold
Estimate: £200 - £300

Ali Test Auction(#167)  08/05/2024 10:00 AM BST  CLOSED!