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LOT 0638
Roman Bronze Standing Deer Statuette
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (10.1 grams, 27 mm high).
Modelled in the round with naturalistic detailing, held held straight, standing on a rectangular base.
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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Opening Bid: £167
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1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Comprising a section of the rim and inner wall of a mortarium vessel; stamped 'CAMV' within a rectangular panel to the upper face of the rim; repaired. 263 grams, 19 cm
Found Bedfordhire, 1980s. Property of a Kempston, UK gentleman.
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