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LOT 0706
Romano-Celtic Bronze Statuette of the God Apollo
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (29.7 grams, 66 mm).
Depicted nude and wearing a quiver on his back, the strap for the quiver indicated by stamped roundels, detailing on the abdomen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. a similar statuette from Augst in Durham, E., Metal Figurines in Roman Britain, volume 2, Cambridge, 2010, plate 8.
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LOT 0706
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