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LOT 0662
Gallo-Roman Mercury Statuette
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (43 grams, 59 mm).
A bronze votive figure of Mercury modelled standing nude with stylised anatomical detailing, stylised wings on the head, right hand shrouded beneath a flattened area with horizontal grooves holding the purse, the other clenched into a fist.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970s.
Ex UK collection.
Property of a Portsmouth, UK gentleman.
See Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques De Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 90; Boucher, S., Recherches sur les bronzes figures de Gaule pre-romaine et romaine, 1976, pl.35, no.163, for comparable examples.
FootnotesLikely an ex-voto figure representing Mercury (Greek Hermes) holding a purse, clearly offered by someone to ask or give thanks for successful vows.
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LOT 0662
Gallo-Roman Mercury Statuette
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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