Small ancient Roman bronze statuette, representing the god Mercury in contrapposto, holding a purse in his right hand, his chlamys wrapped around his left arm and wearing a tricorn headdress, Roman Art 1st-2nd century. From private collection.
This statuette is in its original state.
Comes from an entire collection of Egyptian and pre-Columbian objects collected by a passionate collector in the 20th century (we are offering many other objects from this set for sale).
Note: some accidents, oxidation and wear over time, look carefully at the photos.