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LOT 0127
Roman Bronze Sea Creature Collection
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 - 3 in. (122 grams total, 33-76 mm).
Comprising: the stylised head of a dolphin; a shell; fish with head and scale detailing, suspension loop to tail; fish with loop to head. [4]
Provenance
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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LOT 0127
Roman Bronze Sea Creature Collection
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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