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LOT 0615
Roman Bronze Standing Bull Statuette
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (14.8 grams, 33 mm).
Modelled in the round with naturalistic 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.
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