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LOT 254791
Romano-Celtic Bronze Statuette of God Sucellus
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (36.7 grams, 69 mm).
Modelled in the round with luxuriant hair and beard, bare-chested with a short kilt and belt; left arm extended straight and right arm bent upwards. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
Literature
Cf.Boucher, S. & Tassinari, S. Musée de la Civilisation Gallo-Romaine a Lyon: Bronzes Antiques I. Inscriptions, Statuaire, Vaisselle Lyon, 1976, item 120, for a more elaborate example of the type.
Footnotes
Sucellos was the Gaulish strong-man deity, usually shown with a hammer in his raised hand and a pot in the other.
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LOT 254791
Romano-Celtic Bronze Statuette of God Sucellus
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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