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LOT 0152
Roman Bronze Statuette of a Wild Boar
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (51.26 grams, 52 mm).
Modelled in the round with ridge of bristles along the spine.
ProvenanceUK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, London, UK.
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