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Lot 121

Three Roman bronze lion-headed handles

28 November 2017, 10:30 GMT
London, New Bond Street

£2,000 - £3,000

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Three Roman bronze lion-headed handles
Circa 2nd-3rd Century A.D.
Circular in form and cast in high relief with the head of a lion, with engraved details of the full mane, the eyes and brows, with finely chased details of the fur, an attachment hole on either side of each ear, one bearing a loose ridged ring in its gaping jaw, 11cm diam. each

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Provenance:
Private collection, Switzerland.
Anonymous sale; Schuler Auktionen, Zurich, 22 June 1995, lot 2516.
Private collection, Germany, acquired at the above sale.

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