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LOT 0927
Roman Bronze Mercury Statuette
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (209 grams, 12.6 cm).
Modelled standing nude wearing the winged petasos and with a bag of coins in his extended right hand, mantle over his left shoulder; attachment peg to the underside of each foot.
ProvenanceEnglish private collection.
This lot 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 27, for type.
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