Lot 35
  • 35

A Bronze Figure of the Apis Bull, Roman Imperial, circa 1st Century A.D.

Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description

  • A Bronze Figure of the Apis Bull
  • Length 3 1/2 in. 8.9 cm.
stepping forward with head turned slightly to the right and tail curled up over the hindquarters, with engraved swirling tufts of fur on the forehead, crescentic nostrils, and a small mortise between the ears for insertion of the crown.

Provenance

Robin Symes, Ltd., London, early 1990s