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LOT 0120

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.

Provenance

Acquired 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.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 271, for type.

CONDITION

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LOT 0120

Roman Bronze Legionary Eagle Staff Finial

Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)

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