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LOT 0657
Roman Bronze Stepping Horse Statuette
100-300 A.D.
2 in. (27.44 grams, 49 mm).
Modelled in the round with an elongated body and legs, right foreleg raised, head turned slightly to the right, a stamped ring-and-dot collar around the neck and eyes indicated by ring-and-dot motifs. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. similar statuette in PAS NMS-70E0B8.
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