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LOT 0621
Roman Bronze Horse Statuette
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (13 grams, 34 mm wide).
Modelled with naturalistic detailing; wearing a saddle and head collar.
Provenance‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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