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LOT 0821
Roman Bronze Statuette
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (121 grams, 94 mm).
Modelled in the round, Bacchante standing, wearing a loose chiton gathered beneath the breasts, a drinking vessel in each hand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx T Hall collection, 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 328, for type.
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