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LOT 0896
Roman Bronze Putto Statuette
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (26 grams, 37 mm).
Modelled in the round reclining with weight on the left arm, left leg drawn up, head turned. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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