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'The Cox Green' Romano-British Bronze Naked Figure of a Child 'The Cox Green' Romano-British Bronze Naked Figure of a Child 'The Cox Green' Romano-British Bronze Naked Figure of a Child
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LOT 1699

'The Cox Green' Romano-British Bronze Naked Figure of a Child

1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.

3 in. (57.3 grams, 78 mm).

Modelled in the round in seated pose with a ball (or nut, or fruit) in his left hand; the hair short and combed radially from the crown; mounted on a custom-made stand.

Provenance

Found Cox Green, Windsor and Maidenhead, UK, on Sunday 1st September 2019.

Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.BERK-3D408B.

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LOT 1699

'The Cox Green' Romano-British Bronze Naked Figure of a Child

Sold for (Inc. bp): £845

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