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LOT 2400
Ordos Gilt Bronze Lion Applique
6TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
1 3/8 in. (14.3 grams, 36 mm).
Zoomorphic appliqué pierced at the paws, tail and eye; remains of gilding. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in Paris, France, in the 1980s.
From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, 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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