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LOT 0587
Roman Bronze Sitting Squirrel Statuette
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (11.7 grams, 25 mm).
Modelled in the round with naturalistic detailing, sitting upright nibbling a nut.
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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