Antiquities, Pre-Columbian & Tribal Art - 10th February 2015
Lot 19
A Roman bronze balsamarium
Estimate £400 - £500 | Hammer £850
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Description
A Roman bronze balsamarium, in the form of a male head, wearing a wreath, with overarching handle, the hinged lid now missing, 15cm high including handle, c. 2nd Century A.D.
Provenance:
Sotheby's London, 8 July 1993, Lot 194..
English private collection formed between the 1960's - 1970's.