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LOT 0636
Roman Bronze Herm Statuette
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (116 grams, 92 mm).
The shank square in section and tapering with youthful male head, stub arms, clavii to the chest and male genitals.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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