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Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 1/8 in. (144 grams, 10.5 cm).
A lar figure of Apollo depicted nude with a tall and slender body, carrying a quiver on his back, the right arm raised and holding a patera, left hand holding a branch(?), laurel wreath on his head; standing on a square pedestal base.
PROVENANCE:
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
LITERATURE:
See Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques De Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 443; see also an example of Apollo in a similar pose Zadoks-Josephus, A.N., Jitta Peters, W.J.T., Roman Bronze Statuettes from the Netherlands, vol. I, Groningen, 1967, pp.2 & 3, pl.1; for discussion on statuettes of Apollo with patera in cult places, see Fogolari, G. & Gambacurta, G., Materiali preromani e romani del santuario di Lagole di Calalzo al Museo di Pieve di Cadore (Collezioni e Musei Archeologici del Veneto, 44), Roma, 2001.
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