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LOT 0899
Romano-British Bronze Bearded Bust
ENGLAND, 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (34.1 grams, 33 mm).
Modelled in the round appliqué with short hair and trimmed beard, shoulders tapering [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound UK.
Recorded with UKDFD no.51072.
Cf. Donati, A., Gentili, G., Costantino Il Grande, la civilta' Antica al bivio fra Occidente ed Oriente, Milano, 2005, pp.14-15, for a more elaborate example of the type.
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