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Lot 167

Two Roman bronze panther head fittings
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7 July 2016, 10:30 BST
London, New Bond Street

£4,000 - £6,000

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Two Roman bronze panther head fittings
Circa 2nd Century A.D.
Each finial in the form of a panther head, with wrinkled nose, the jaw open with bared fangs and tongues, the neck with fringed mane, each with a finger-shaped curved hook in front with a well-defined nail, 10.5cm and 12cm high (2)

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Provenance:
Dutch private collection, purchased in 2003.
Schellingerhout Collection, Heerlen, 1990s.
H. Lenckert Collection, Dortmund, Germany.

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