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LOT 0707
Roman Bronze Baubo Statuette
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (26 grams, 48 mm).
Standing with hands at her sides, wearing a conical cap, raising her dress to her mouth to reveal her genitals; palmette to the reverse. [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.
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