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LOT 0158

Roman Silver Statuette of Aesculapius

1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.

2 1/8 in. (75 grams total, 55 mm including stand).

Standing wearing a loosely draped himation, with caduceus resting on the right hip; mounted on a custom-made stand. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Ex Ancient Art, North London, UK.
From 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.

Literature

Cf. similar item in the British Museum, London, under accession no.1995,0702.1.

CONDITION
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LOT 0158

Roman Silver Statuette of Aesculapius

Sold for (Inc. bp): £650

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