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LOT 0995
Roman Bronze Zebu Statuette
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (61 grams, 47 mm).
Hollow-formed in reclining pose with the legs folded beneath the body, tail curled over the rump, hump to rear of neck.
Provenance
Acquired in 1992.
Private collection, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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LOT 0995
Roman Bronze Zebu Statuette
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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