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LOT 0880
Roman Bronze Eagle Statuette
1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (45 grams, 51 mm).
Standing on an integral base with its wings folded, and head turned, hooked beak, incised feather detailing to the body and wings. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex DRG Coins and Antiquities, Bishops Stortford, Essex, UK.
From the private collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the early 2000s.
Accompanied by a handwritten dealer's ticket.
Literature
Cf. Durham, E., Metal Figurines in Roman Britain, vol. 2, Reading, 2010, pl.215, for type.
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