Lot no. 943
ROMAN BRONZE FIGURINE OF BULL ON PEDESTAL. Ca. AD 1 - 300. A solid-cast bronze figurine of a standing bull with a stocky body, slender legs, a prominent dewlap, and a hump over the shoulders. The head is crowned with short, upward-projecting horns. The animal stands on a rectangular base with a moulded edge, which rests on a separately cast, flared pedestal with concave sides and stepped feet. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 11.140.9. Size: 54.4mm x 44.3mm; Weight: 92.58g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s.
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Antique art and decorative objects
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07/27/2025
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