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LOT 0928
Roman Bronze Eagle Statuette
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (41.38 grams, 48 mm).
Modelled in the round perching on the knop with wings closed and head turned.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 271, for type.
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