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Roman Bronze Swan-Headed Wine Strainer Roman Bronze Swan-Headed Wine Strainer Roman Bronze Swan-Headed Wine Strainer Roman Bronze Swan-Headed Wine Strainer Roman Bronze Swan-Headed Wine Strainer Roman Bronze Swan-Headed Wine Strainer
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LOT 0720

Roman Bronze Swan-Headed Wine Strainer

1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.

10 3/4 in. (159 grams, 27.4 cm).

Cup-shaped body with flared and curved rim, flat-section handle with swan-head finial; the body with pierced rosette pattern.

Provenance

Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12233-222331.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Literature

Cf. similar item in the British Museum, London, under accession no.1878,1012.24.

CONDITION
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LOT 0720

Roman Bronze Swan-Headed Wine Strainer

Estimate £2,500 - 3,500€2,900 - 4,060 (for guidance only)$3,380 - 4,730 (for guidance only)

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