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LOT 0704

Roman Bronze Drunken Silenus Statuette

1ST CENTURY B.C.-2ND CENTURY A.D.

4 in. (201 grams total, 10.4 cm including stand).

Modelled nude supporting an amphora of wine on his left shoulder, holding the loop handle in his left hand; the right leg raised stepping forward; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 140, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0704

Roman Bronze Drunken Silenus Statuette

Sold for (Inc. bp): £260

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