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Lot 189

A Roman bronze weight

7 July 2016, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Roman bronze weight
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
In the form of a bust of a goddess, her head turned slightly to her right, drapery pinned at her shoulders, her hair tied in a chignon at the back of her head, a diadem in her hair, the remains of a loop for the steelyard chain on top of her head, 10.5cm high

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Provenance:
Peter Willborg Collection, Stockholm, Sweden, by descent since 2001.
Christie's, London, 7 November 2001, lot 351.
Max Willborg (1933-2001) Collection, Stockholm, Sweden, acquired in 1978.

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