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LOT 0526
Greek Bronze Herm
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
3 in. (72 grams, 74 mm).
Miniature herm with male head and torso developing to a square-section trunk with genitals; pointillé eyes, slit mouth, socket to base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Cf. similar item in the British Museum, London, under accession no.1912,1125.13.
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