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LOT 0737
Large Roman Bronze Standing Cockerel Statuette
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (109 grams, 77 mm).
Modelled free-standing and in the round with stylised anatomical detailing.
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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