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LOT 0165
Roman Bronze Eagle Staff Terminal
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (236 grams, 81 mm).
Comprising a hollow-formed knop with collar to the socket, eagle modelled in the round perching on the knop with wings spread and head turned; socket behind the shoulders.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12238-222314.
Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 271, for type.
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LOT 0165
Roman Bronze Eagle Staff Terminal
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)
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