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LOT 0251

Roman Mars Statuette

1ST-3RD CENTURY AD

4 3/4" (245 grams, 12cm including stand).

A bronze statue of Mars with beard and wearing cuirass with gorgonieon at breast, kilt with scaled lapets, greaves on legs and Corinthian helmet on head with small figure of winged sphinx to the top; right arm held up, left extending forward, cloak around shoulders; mounted on a custom made stand.

Provenance

Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s.

CONDITION

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LOT 0251

Roman Mars Statuette

Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,232

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