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LOT 0896
Roman Bronze Cockerel Statuette
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (15 grams, 43 mm).
Standing on a discoid base, wings folded to the flanks and head bent down.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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