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Roman Bronze Statuette of Mercury
Roman Bronze Statuette of Mercury
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Description
2nd-3rd century A.D. Shown standing nude with caduceus resting against the left forearm, a patera in the right hand, bunched lobes and centre-parted hairstyle; mounted on a custom-made display stand. Cf. Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, items 27ff., for type. 69 grams total, 98 mm including stand (3 7/8 in.).

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Mercury is one of the most widespread divinities among the votive statuettes of Roman Age. The god of the Roman pantheon was similar to the Greek Hermes and the Etruscan Turms. [No Reserve]
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Roman Bronze Statuette of Mercury

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