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LOT 0097
Roman Silver-Gilt Statuette of Mercury
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (8.76 grams, 37 mm).
Modelled in the round in advancing pose, with traveling cloak wrapped around his shoulder and left arm; petasos covering his hair and talaria on his feet.
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Cf. Menzel, H., Die Römischen Bronzen aus Deutschland I Speyer, Mainz, 1960, no.8; cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 06.1057, for type.
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LOT 0097
Roman Silver-Gilt Statuette of Mercury
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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