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LOT 0765
Eastern Roman Bronze Bird Statuette
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (27.5 grams, 54 mm).
Modelled as a stylised bird standing on a globe atop an openwork pillar, the bird with wide tail and bulbous eyes.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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