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LOT 0156
Roman Bronze Statuette of Jupiter
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
4 3/4 in. (150 grams, 120 mm including stand).
Standing nude with right arm raised to hurl a thunderbolt for which a slot has been made in the palm, left arm extended, left leg slightly bent; neatly trimmed beard and fringe of curls to the hair; mounted on a polished breccia rossa pillar.
ProvenanceFrom a 19th century collection, based on the stand.
Ex Antiquus, London SW1, 2006.
From the private collection of the late Laurent Lourson, London, UK, 2006-2022.
Accompanied by an original handwritten invoice from Antiquus.
Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 2, for type.
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