ROMAN BULL ON PEDESTAL BASE 1st-2nd century AD A bronze statuette of a standing bull with ring-and-dot eyes on a pedestal base; mounted on a custom-made stand. 160 grams, 59mm (2 1/2"). Very fine condition. Provenance Private London collection; acquired in the UK before 1980. Footnotes This may represent an image of the sacred Apis bull of Egypt for use in a domestic shrine, or used as an offering at a temple.
ROMAN BULL ON PEDESTAL BASE 1st-2nd century AD A bronze statuette of a standing bull with ring-and-dot eyes on a pedestal base; mounted on a custom-made stand. 160 grams, 59mm (2 1/2"). Very fine condition. Provenance Private London collection; acquired in the UK before 1980. Footnotes This may represent an image of the sacred Apis bull of Egypt for use in a domestic shrine, or used as an offering at a temple.
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