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LOT 0779
Roman Bronze Crouching Frog
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (12.9 grams, 27 mm).
Modelled in the round with naturalistic detailing, spotted detailing to the body.
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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Roman Bronze Horse Head Protome
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Silver Ring Group
Roman, 1st-4th century A.D. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £715
One with expanded shoulders and bezel inscribed with text in a roundel; an oval bezel engraved with a figural scene; a 'twin' bezel composed of two elliptical plaques, each bearing inscribed letters. 8.68 grams total, 17-19 mm
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