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LOT 1278
Roman Bronze Bust of Minerva
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (20.4 grams, 39 mm).
Modelled in the round with a shallow socket behind the bust, Minerva facing and wearing a crested helmet.
ProvenanceLondon gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
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LOT 1278
Roman Bronze Bust of Minerva
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Roman Bronze Dionysus Attachment
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
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Late Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp Fragment Group
4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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