Bidspirit auction | Roman Mercury Statuette

Roman Mercury Statuette - 1st century BC-1st century AD A bronze figure of Mercury standing nude, wearing the winged petasos, holding a bag of coins in the right hand, left hand extended. 39.6 grams, 75mm (3”). Very fine condition. Provenance Property of a gentleman; acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s. Literature Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 45 for type.