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LOT 0816
Roman Bronze Mercury Statuette
PROVINCIAL, 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (48 grams, 67 mm).
Modelled in the round nude with winged petasos, coin-bag in the proper right hand, caduceus resting on the left forearm, short mantle over left shoulder.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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