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LOT 0828
Roman Bronze Eagle Statuette
EASTERN EMPIRE, 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (46 grams, 52 mm).
Modelled in the round with a short tail and exaggerated beak; sockets to the eyes to accept glass inserts. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Durham, E., The Silchester Bronze Eagle and Eagles in Roman Britain in Archaeological Journal, 170, 2013, pp.78-105.
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