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LOT 0178
Roman Bronze Statuette of a Bull
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (324 grams, 77 mm high).
Standing on a rectangular base, erect head and crescentic horns, curled tail with the tip resting on the back.
Provenance
From the Jones family collection, Cambridge, UK, formed in 1971.
Acquired Bonhams, London, 23 October 2012, lot 40.
Private collection of Professor Kenneth Graham, London, UK.
Accompanied by an original catalogue page and a copy of the original invoice.
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