ROMAN BRONZE BULL FIGURINE Ca. AD 1 - 200. A bronze figurine of a bull, freestanding on four short, sturdy legs. The head has pronounced brow ridges, incised facial lines, and forward-projecting horns. Small ears are set back behind the horns. The neck is thick and merges into a broad, rounded torso that narrows slightly towards the hindquarters. A small perforation is drilled through the upper back, likely for attachment or suspension. For similar see: J . E. Bonnet, Les bronzes antiques de Paris, Musee carnevalet, 1989, Cat. 38, p.104 Size: 40mm x 25mm; Weight: 45g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s.