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Lot 19*

A Roman bronze herm bust of Mercury

24 October 2012, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

Sold for £17,500 inc. premium

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A Roman bronze herm bust of Mercury
Circa 1st-2nd Century A.D.
The god depicted with small wings and an attribute in his wavy curls, with full lips and a straight nose, the bust with truncated shoulders, 5½in (15cm) high, mounted

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Provenance:
Joseph Klein Collection, formed in New York between 1941 and 1980. Thence by descent.

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