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LOT 0118
Roman Bronze Legionary Eagle Staff Finial
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 1/8 in. (236 grams, 81 mm).
Comprising a hollow-formed knop with collar to the socket, eagle modelled in the round perching on the knop with wings spread and head turned; socket behind the shoulders.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12238-222314.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 271, for type.
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LOT 0118
Roman Bronze Legionary Eagle Staff Finial
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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