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LOT 0758
Roman Bronze Dolphin Statuette
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (25.4 grams, 44 mm).
Modelled in the round with scale detailing, pellet eyes, rectangular mounting lug. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
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