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LOT 0743
Roman Bronze Horse Head Terminal
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (60.1 grams, 57 mm).
Modelled as a caparisoned horse-head emerging from a four-petalled flower.
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 0743
Roman Bronze Horse Head Terminal
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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