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Item Details

Description

A large Roman bronze doe
Circa 2nd-4th Century A.D.
Standing foursquare, with long muzzle, the mouth slightly open, with large eyes and alert ears, the fur finely incised, 21.5cm high
Footnotes:
Provenance:
Private collection, Switzerland.
Anonymous sale; Schuler Auktionen, Zurich, 18 June 1998, lot 8543.
Private collection, Germany, acquired from the above sale.
Anonymous sale; Bonhams, London, 1 December 2020, lot 91.

Deer were associated with Artemis/Diana, the goddess of the hunt; this statuette may have been offered as a dedication in a sanctuary to the goddess. The style of this figure suggests a Northern European findspot.