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LOT 0960
Roman Bronze Stepping Horse Statuette
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 in. (35.5 grams, 52 mm).
Stylised figure of a horse in a dynamic pose with elongated body and legs, set on a rectangular footed base; likely a marriage. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. a similar statuette from Spalding, Lincolnshire in Durham, E., Metal Figurines in Roman Britain, volume 2, Cambridge, 2010, plate 287.
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LOT 0960
Roman Bronze Stepping Horse Statuette
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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