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LOT 0952
Roman Bronze Horse and Rider Statuette Group
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 - 2 1/8 in. (55.3 grams total, 35-54 mm).
Comprising: horse with one foreleg raised, plume to brow; rider with helmet and one arm raised; socle base with stub legs. [3]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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