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LOT 0589
Roman Marble Statue of a Boar
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
5 3/4 in. (935 grams total, 14.5 cm wide including stand).
Carved in parchment-coloured marble, the beast stands with head lowered; fur texture to the head and flanks; snout and tusks carefully detailed; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
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