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Lot 114

1 May 2013, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£2,000 - £3,000

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A Roman bronze seated figure of a goddess
Eastern Empire, circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
Possibly the Thracian goddess Bendis, depicted wearing the typical Phrygian hat and pointed boots, wrapped in a long drapery leaving the right breast exposed, one large fold at the back detached from the body, with stylised facial features, the right arm raised to hold a now-missing attribute, 5in (13cm) high, mounted

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Provenance:
UK private collection, acquired in the 1980s.

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