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Lot 171

A Roman bronze protome of a goddess

7 July 2016, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A Roman bronze protome of a goddess
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
Wearing a crested helmet with nodules, the bust emerging from foliage, a finger crooked at a right angle protruding from the back, 9.2cm high

Footnotes

Provenance:
Dutch private collection, purchased in 1996.
Schellingerhout Collection, Heerlen, 1990s.
D. Alten Collection Loberich, Germany.

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