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LOT 0934
Roman Bronze Bacchus Mount with Silver Inlay
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (28.6 grams, 44 mm).
The god of wine shown with grotesque features and stern expression, neatly arranged long beard, short horns and vine-leaf crown resting on the brow.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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