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LOT 0137
Roman Bronze Head Mount of Oceanus
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (68.2 grams total, 83 mm including stand).
Bust of Oceanus in high-relief, hollow to the reverse, with flowing hair and beard, large lentoid eyes and broad nose, with crab/lobster claws emerging from his locks; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Identified by the British Museum as depicting Oceanus on 8th January 1996.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum letter dated 8th January 1996.
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