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LOT 0751
Roman Bronze Seated Greyhound Statuette
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 1/4 in. (39 grams, 56 mm).
Modelled seated with head held skywards, howling; semi-naturalistic anatomical detailing.
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.
LiteratureCf. The British Museum, museum number 1805,0703.8, for the similarly-modelled Townley greyhounds.
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LOT 0751
Roman Bronze Seated Greyhound Statuette
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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