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LOT 0181

Estimate
GBP (£) 4,000 - 6,000
EUR (€) 4,770 - 7,160
USD ($) 5,170 - 7,760

ROMAN MINERVA STATUE
1ST-2ND CENTURY AD
20 3/4" (9.6 kg, 53cm).

A marble statue of Minerva standing on a rectangular base with pillar to the rear, wearing a peplos gathered at each shoulder with a disc brooch, helmet to the head, shield beside the left leg, right arm raised.

PROVENANCE:
Property of a Cheltenham collector; previously in a Gloucestershire, UK, collection; acquired in the early 1990s.

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