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1255 - ROMAN BRONZE MINERVA APPLIQUE WITH AEGIS AND HELMET Ca.

Estimate £1,000 - £2,000

Description

ROMAN BRONZE MINERVA APPLIQUE WITH AEGIS AND HELMET Ca. AD 1 - 300 . A bronze hollow applique depicting Minerva in profile to her left. The goddess wears a high crested helmet with a raised visor and a sweeping plume curving behind the head. Her cuirassed bust is covered by the aegis. For similar see: Le colletion des Musee Carnevalet, fig. 9, p. 73.; Marisa Scarpignato, Tifernum Tiberium, I mosaici dell'area sub urbana, p. 30. Size: 65mm x 35mm; Weight: 70g Provenance: Private collection of a Cambridgeshire gentleman; formerly with Allison Barker, 1990sÐ2007. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT ART AND ANTIQUITIES - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

Auction location

Auction time 10/04/2026 at 2:00 PM

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Apollo Art Auctions Ltd