1st century BC-1st century AD. A bronze statuette of Diana with companion stag on a stepped rectangular base; the goddess in advancing pose with right hand reaching over her shoulder to pluck an arrow from the quiver slung on her back, right hand extended to grip a bow (absent), wearing a short flounced robe exposing the right breast and calf-length boots, hair drawn up in a chignon with a diadem; the stag in leaping posture with forelegs bent, supported by a tree stump. Cf. Rolland, H. Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 66 for type. 390 grams, 12.5cm (5"). From the collection of a European gentleman living in South London; acquired 1970-1980. Very fine condition, some restoration.