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LOT 1960
Bronze Lion Aquamanile with Falconer
LATE 19TH-EARLY 20TH CENTURY A.D.
9 1/2 in. (4.51 kg, 24 cm wide).
Hollow-formed as a stylised lion standing erect with mane of overlapping lozenges, separately cast rider figure sitting astride on a rectangular saddlecloth with bird of prey on the right hand, wearing a pillbox hat with open top forming the filler vent; tubular spout in the lion's mouth; eastern Mediterranean workmanship. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old Suffolk, UK, collection.
Acquired in the UK before 1980.
From the personal collection of Derek Rogers, Suffolk, UK.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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