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LOT 0711
Roman Bronze Miniature Herm Statuette
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (33 grams, 56 mm).
With stepped domed base, the shank square in section and tapering with helmetted head, stub arms, chevron hatching to the chest and male genitals.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Cf. similar figure in the British Museum under accession no.1912,1125.13.
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LOT 0711
Roman Bronze Miniature Herm Statuette
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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