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LOT 0115

Roman Bronze Animal Collection

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

1 - 2 in. (119 grams total, 28-50 mm).

Comprising: a squirrel nibbling a nut; a rabbit; a monkey with its hands covering its eyes; a mounting lug formed as a beast with outstretched legs; with an earlier Eastern ladle finial terminating in a beast's head. [5]

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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LOT 0115

Roman Bronze Animal Collection

Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)

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