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LOT 0974
Roman Bronze Herm with Bust of Dionysus from a Lockplate
2ND CENTURY A.D.
4 1/4 in. (56.7 grams, 10.9 cm).
With a tapering rectangular shaft with applied low-relief male genitalia and incised wine leaves, a finial formed as a crowned youthful male head with an attachment loop to the top; the lower end with an H-shaped ward.
ProvenanceProperty of a European gentleman, acquired from the estate of a London collector (formed before 2000).
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LOT 0974
Roman Bronze Herm with Bust of Dionysus from a Lockplate
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£100 (EUR 116; USD 135) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £180
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Opening Bid: £5
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1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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