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LOT 0949
Romano-Celtic Bronze Statuette of a God on horseback
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/8 in. (29.7 grams, 61 mm).
Modelled in the round as a nude horseman with legs spread, right hand extended palm-upwards. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. a similar statuette in PAS NLM-C7BD85, representing a Romano-Celtic god on horseback.
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LOT 0949
Romano-Celtic Bronze Statuette of a God on horseback
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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