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Lot 112*

A pair of Roman eagle-headed bronze chariot guides
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7 December 2021, 12:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A pair of Roman eagle-headed bronze chariot guides
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
Each in the form of a tapering octogonal shaft surmounted by an eagle head finial, the eyes articulated, the feathers enhanced by incision, with an arm on either side of the shaft in the form of an arching duck's head, details finely incised, 18cm and 18.5cm wide, 13cm and 13.5cm high (2)

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Provenance:
Private collection, Austria, acquired in 1970 in Vienna.

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