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LOT 0887
Roman Bronze Diana Attachment Pair
1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (94 grams total, 60 mm each).
Matched pair of appliqués each a bust of the goddess Diana modelled in the round with hair dressed tight to the head, tunic and strap for a quiver passing over the right shoulder; the eyes formed oversize to accept silver inserts. [2]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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