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THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN GENTLEMAN
FOUR ROMAN BRONZE OBJECTS
CIRCA 1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
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FOUR ROMAN BRONZE OBJECTS
Circa 1st-3rd Century A.D.
Including a chicken standing with wings spread, the rounded body and v-shaped splayed tail with details incised, depicted with a small head, hooked beak and wattle; a rooster standing with its legs together, its wings held close, the feathering defined by stamped U-shaped motifs and incised lines, with a stylized comb and wattle; a bull standing with its fore- and hind-legs placed closely together, the long body with prominent dewlap incised, the head framed by rounded ears and short pointed horns, a rounded projection, perhaps a hump, on its back; and an attachment in the shape of a bull's head with an elaborate sacrificial harness, with incised vertical wavy lines between raised striated bands, the ears perforated with pins for attachment, the triangular head with incised details
2 3/8 in. (6 cm) high for the first (4)
Circa 1st-3rd Century A.D.
Including a chicken standing with wings spread, the rounded body and v-shaped splayed tail with details incised, depicted with a small head, hooked beak and wattle; a rooster standing with its legs together, its wings held close, the feathering defined by stamped U-shaped motifs and incised lines, with a stylized comb and wattle; a bull standing with its fore- and hind-legs placed closely together, the long body with prominent dewlap incised, the head framed by rounded ears and short pointed horns, a rounded projection, perhaps a hump, on its back; and an attachment in the shape of a bull's head with an elaborate sacrificial harness, with incised vertical wavy lines between raised striated bands, the ears perforated with pins for attachment, the triangular head with incised details
2 3/8 in. (6 cm) high for the first (4)