Ancient Roman Bronze tinder - 60 mm

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Ruth Garrido Vila
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Directed the Ifergan Collection Museum, specialising in Phoenician and Mediterranean archaeology.

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Bronze object from the Roman Empire for lighting a fire, named zunder, 60 × 20 × 3 mm, dating to the 1st–4th century, with a beautiful patina and in excellent condition, acquired from a dealer at a fair in Europe in 1995 and verified as original.

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A bronze object from the Roman Empire that was used to light a fire. It has a beautiful patina and is in excellent condition; it comes from an old German collection.1995.

A bronze object from the Roman Empire that was used to light a fire. It has a beautiful patina and is in excellent condition; it comes from an old German collection.1995.

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Culture
Ancient Roman
Century/timeframe
1-4.mCh
Name of object
tinder
Acquired from
Dealer at a fair
Year acquired
1995
Material
Bronze
Country acquired from
Europe
Condition
Very good +
Previous owner acquired from
Dealer at a fair
Height
60 mm
Previous owner - year acquired
2000
Width
20 mm
Previous owner - country acquired from
Europe
Depth
3 mm
I verify that I have obtained this object legally and that I am allowed to sell it
Yes
Authenticity
Original/official
Sold by
GermanyVerified
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Objects sold
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