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LOT 0163
Roman Bronze Figure of a Boy with Silver Inlays
1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (70.1 grams, 61 mm).
Modelled in the round, a male infant with arms and right leg extended, left leg bent and raised; head looking downwards, with applied silver scales imitating a wreath; sturdy mounting peg to the reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market, 2002.
European private collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12053-211904.
Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 111, for type.
FootnotesThe model appears to form part of a figural group.
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LOT 0163
Roman Bronze Figure of a Boy with Silver Inlays
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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