ROMAN BRONZE FIGURINE OF MERCURY. Ca. AD 200 - 300. A bronze figurine of Mercury shown nude, standing with weight on the right leg. His head is topped with a winged petasos. The left hand is lowered and supports a caduceus with coiled serpents and a transverse bar. For similar see: J. E. Bonnet, Le bronzes Antiques de Paris, Musee Carnevalet, 1989, Cat. 20, p. 90. Size: 59mm x 27mm; Weight: 40g Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Holland art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.