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LOT 0646
Roman Bronze Sleeping Dog Statuette
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (18.5 grams, 46 mm).
Modelled in the round at rest with its head on its front paws and wearing a collar, stylised coat and facial detailing; hollow-formed. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Lincolnshire, 1981.
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