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LOT 0305
Medieval Marble Head of a Demonic Lion
SPAIN, 11TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
3 3/4 in. (610 grams, 94 mm).
Carved in the round with low pricked ears and hatched mane to the rear of the head, broad nose developing between domed lentoid eyes, broad upper lip, open mouth displaying teeth; repaired.
Provenancewith a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s.
Private collection, London, UK.
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LOT 0305
Medieval Marble Head of a Demonic Lion
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£400 (EUR 464; USD 540) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £100
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12th-14th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 6 | Current Bid: £60
With a wide hoop and an X-motif on each shoulder, oval bezel with a pentagram within pelletted border. 6.26 grams, 21.40 mm overall, 18.99 x 19.16 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
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Opening Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a Sussex, UK, gentleman.
