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From the Collection of
the late MRS. ILLA KODICEK
Sold on Behalf of the
National Association of Boys' Clubs
A Roman bronze figure of a seated dog, with stippled coat; a bronze handle in the form of a swan's head and neck, the feathers outlined at the base, the neck curved in the shape of a handle terminating in the bird's head, holding a spherical object in its beak; and a small statuette of an eagle -- 2¼in. (5.5cm.) high max., all 1st-2nd Century A.D. (3)
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A Roman bronze figure of a seated dog, with stippled coat; a bronze handle in the form of a swan's head and neck, the feathers outlined at the base, the neck curved in the shape of a handle terminating in the bird's head, holding a spherical object in its beak; and a small statuette of an eagle -- 2¼in. (5.5cm.) high max., all 1st-2nd Century A.D. (3)