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LOT 0423
Romano-Egyptian Bronze Turtle Statuette
ROMAN PERIOD, 30 B.C.-323 A.D.
1 in. (8.03 grams, 24 mm).
Modelled in the round with naturalistic detailing.
Provenance‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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