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LOT 0796
Roman Bronze Statue Arm
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 in. (58 grams, 62 mm).
Right arm from a small statue of a female with long, slender fingers; socket to the upper end; the thumb and forefinger closed.
Provenance
Private collection of Mr S.A., Switzerland, 1990s, thence by descent.
Literature
Cf. Boucher, S. & Tassinari, S. Musée de la Civilisation Gallo-Romaine a Lyon: Bronzes Antiques I. Inscriptions, Statuaire, Vaisselle, Lyon, 1976, item 78, for type.
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