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an image of a statue of a man holding a woman
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BRONZE COUPLE South Arabian art, circa the 2nd–3rd century AD Votive statuette depicting a couple entwined in an erotic scene. South Arabian inscriptions are visible on their backs. Height: 9 cm Provenance: Former Belgian private collection Pierre Bergé & Associés, Paris, 5 December 2010: lot 174 (ill.) Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins Exhibitions: Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. no. MMoCA606) Bibliography: Pierre Bergé & Associés, Archaeology, Paris, 5 December 2010, lot 174 J. Spier, ‘Roman Bronzes’ in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 1 January 2011, p. 140, fig. 36 A bronze South Arabian couple, Circa 2nd–3rd century AD
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Auction time 11/17/2026 at 2:00 PM
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