A Roman bronze ornamental relief base

2ND CENTURY A.D.

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A Roman bronze ornamental relief base
2nd Century A.D.
The convex front decorated with a frontal facing head of a Nereid with flowing hair, flanked by two dolphins with tails curving above, acanthus leaf mouldings above and below, hollow with rectangular opening in the top probably for a statuette
5 in. (12.8 cm.) across