Lot Essay
This tail would have belonged to a monumental bronze bull, which is likely to have once formed part of a group sculpture in a civic space.
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PROPERTY FROM AN ENGLISH PRIVATE COLLECTION
A MONUMENTAL ROMAN BRONZE BULL'S TAIL
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Details
A MONUMENTAL ROMAN BRONZE BULL'S TAIL
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
23 in. (58.7 cm.) long
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
23 in. (58.7 cm.) long
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Münzen und Medaillen, Auktion 203, 24-26 February 1999, lot 1083.
Private collection, Munich.
Antiquities, Christie's, London, 2 April 2014, lot 149.
Private collection, Munich.
Antiquities, Christie's, London, 2 April 2014, lot 149.
Brought to you by
Claudio Corsi
Specialist, Head of Department