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LOT 0111
Roman Bronze Cockerel Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 3 1/4 in. (237 grams total, 22-83 mm).
Each modelled with stylised detailing, including examples formed in the round and free-standing; suspension loop and mounting lug to one. [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 0111
Roman Bronze Cockerel Collection
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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