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LOT 1316
Celtic Bronze Standing Bird Statuette
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.65 grams, 23 mm high).
On a square base with its head slightly cocked to one side.
Provenance‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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Opening Bid: £83
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