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LOT 0130
Roman Bronze Head of the Goddess Juno
1ST CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (180 grams, 52 mm).
Hollow-form head of a young woman with hollowed-out eyes, wearing a fillet and her hair pulled back into a high chignon with dressed curls framing the face.
ProvenanceUK private collection assembled 1970s-1990s, and thence to the liquidated estate of above.
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LOT 0130
Roman Bronze Head of the Goddess Juno
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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Opening Bid: £5
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