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LOT 0718
Roman Bronze Sheep Statuette
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (42.8 grams total, 53 mm including stand).
Modelled standing with head turned, fleece texture to the flanks; mounted on a custom-made stand. [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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