ROMANO-CELTIC BRONZE BULL PROTOME
Ca. 100 AD. An attractive hollow-cast bronze naturalistically modelled protome of a forepart of a bull with upward-curving horns, erect ears, and finely detailed facial features including nostrils, mouth, and heavy-lidded eyes. The forelegs are bent and hung down. This item may have been used as a chariot or furniture ornament decoration. Size: L:70mm / W:60mm ; 92g Provenance: Private London collector, acquired on the Austrian Art market; formerly in an old USA collection, formed since the 1970s.

Estimate: GBP 75 - 150