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LOT 1439
Roman Style Silver Bull Statuette
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (17.1 grams, 38 mm).
Standing advancing on a hollow-formed base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s.
Ex property of a gentleman.
Acquired on the UK art market in 2018.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 242, for type.
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