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LOT 0948

Roman Silver Statuette of a Goddess

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

2 in. (56.7 grams, 49 mm).

Modelled in the round female figure striding forwards, robe billowing around her form; mounted on a stepped onyx base.

Provenance

Acquired 1960s-1990s.
From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

CONDITION

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LOT 0948

Roman Silver Statuette of a Goddess

Sold for (Inc. bp): £338

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