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LOT 0179
Roman Bronze Eagle on Bull's Head
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (129 grams, 70 mm).
Modelled in the round figure of a bull's head (bucranium) with an eagle with folded wings perched on the horns; hollow to the underside.
ProvenanceAcquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent.
Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s.
Cf. Speidel, M.P., 'Eagle-bearer and trumpeter' in Bonner Jahrbucher, 176, 1976, pp.123-163.
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Alexandria, 1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
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2nd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled in the round with folded wings andsplit tail; socket to the chest. 11.6 grams, 28 mm
Private collection, England.
