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№ 985

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9 March 2023

Hammer Price:
£400

Roman, Romano-British, A bronze bust of Minerva, 2nd century AD, 7.3cm high by 3.3cm wide by 3.4cm deep; the head is moulded in the round wearing a bell-shaped helmet (crest missing from the top), head turned to the left with silver inset eyes and hair swept back in waves; wearing a V-shaped garment with the bust rising from a lotus leaf which has a spherical base. About very fine with an olive green patina £400-£500

Found at Winston near Debenham in Suffolk circa 1998 and recorded with Ipswich Archaeological unit (PAS SF-FC34E4)