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LOT 0933
Roman Bronze Duck's Head Applique
1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (89 grams, 65 mm).
Modelled in high-relief, hollow-formed with scooped lower end to neck, feather texture.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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