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LOT 0670
Roman Bronze Stepping Horse Statuette
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (12.5 grams, 36 mm).
Stylised horse figure with short, stocky legs, curving neck and a narrow muzzle. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, items 245, 247, for type.
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