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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Dalya Alberge

Bonhams auction house facing claims it is selling looted Roman antiquities

A large Roman silver plate decorated with a river god
The third-century Roman plate is scheduled to be auctioned in London on 5 December. Photograph: Bonhams

The auction house Bonhams is facing calls to withdraw a Roman antiquity from its forthcoming London auction amid claims that it was looted from Turkey.

A third-century Roman silver plate, decorated with a depiction of a river god, is lot 62 of the 5 December auction and is estimated to sell for between £20,000 and £30,000.

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