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LOT 0856
Eastern Roman Bronze Head of a Bull
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (13.7 grams, 21 mm).
With pecked fur texture to the neck, cheeks and dewlap; slightly indented reverse. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.
Literature
Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 242, for type.
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