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LOT 0126
Roman Bronze Dolphin Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 2 5/8 in. (239 grams total, 33-68 mm).
Composed of dolphins worked in a variety of styles with stylised detailing; together with a scaled fish shooting water from its mouth and a dolphin holding a globe in its mouth. [6]
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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