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LOT 0903
Romano-Celtic Bronze Statuette of the God Apollo
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (35.4 grams, 67 mm).
Modelled nude with a quiver on his back, the strap for the quiver resting against his muscular chest and indicated by stamped annulets, arms spread on the sides. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 16, for similar provincial type.
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