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LOT 0848
Roman Bronze Votive Statue Leg
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5 in. (435 grams, 12.9 cm).
Modelled as the lower left leg with anatomical detailing, sprue to the foot.
Provenance
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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LOT 0848
Roman Bronze Votive Statue Leg
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
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