Lead statuette of Venus. Gallo-Roman, mid - 2nd half 1st AD. H 18.3cm. Massive lead figure (1,450g) of the goddess of love shown frontally with a large stephané in her hair. With certificate of authenticity from Galerie Günter Puhze, Freiburg im Breisgau! Published in: Kunst der Antike - Galerie Günter Puhze catalog 11, 1995, no. 72 (copy enclosed). Intact with slight toning. Provenance: From the R. L. Collection, Lower Saxony, acquired in 2004 from Galerie Puhze, Freiburg im Breisgau; ex collection Dr. Neussel, Mainz, acquired before 1995.

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