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LOT 0326
Romano-British Celtic Bronze Standing Boar Statuette
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (155 grams total, 78 mm high including stand).
Modelled in static pose with bristles forming a dorsal ridge, fur texture to the cheeks and flanks; slot to the underside; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceFound Southern Britain.
Acquired in the 1990s.
From the private collection of a Cambridgeshire lady.
Cf. Boucher, S. & Tassinari, S., Musée de la Civilisation Gallo-Romaine a Lyon: Bronzes Antiques I. Inscriptions, Statuaire, Vaisselle, Lyon, 1976, item 19, for type.
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Circa 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Modelled in static pose with bristles forming a dorsal ridge, fur texture to the cheeks and flanks; slot to the underside; mounted on a custom-made stand. 155 grams total, 78 mm high including stand
Found Southern Britain. Acquired in the 1990s. From the private collection of a Cambridgeshire lady.
