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LOT 0726
Large Roman Bronze Millefiori Mount
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (12.9 grams, 42 mm).
Discoid in form with chamfered side edge and mounting lug to reverse centre, decorated with concentric circles populated with red and blue enamelled square cells.
ProvenanceFound near Great Walsingham, Norfolk, UK, circa 2005.
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The lion was famously featured in many ancient myths, perhaps the most famous being that of Hercules (Herakles) slaying the Nemean lion for his first labour, but it was also linked with the cult of the goddess Cybele, where it is usually represented sculptured in relief on either side of her throne.
