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LOT 0721
Roman Bronze Dolphin Mount
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (60.6 grams, 65 mm).
Modelled in the round with gently curved profile, pierced flange beneath the tail; loop at mouth broken.
Provenance
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Literature
Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, items 386-387, for similar.
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