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LOT 0885

Roman Bronze Hound Statuette

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

2 in. (80 grams total, 52 mm including stand).

Modelled in the round in advancing pose with head lowered and mouth open, low-relief collar to the neck; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Literature

Cf. Durham, E., Metal Figurines in Roman Britain, vol. 2, Reading, 2010, pl.275, for type.

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LOT 0885

Roman Bronze Hound Statuette

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

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