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LOT 0731
Roman Bronze Eagle Statuette
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (44.8 grams, 40 mm).
Depicted standing on a mound, wings folded along the body, large head with lentoid eyes, incised feather detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a private Tyneside collection, formed since the early 2000s.
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