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LOT 0116
Roman Bronze Bear Fitting
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (108 grams, 53 mm).
A bronze furniture fitting formed as a square base with gusseted profile, a bear cub crouching on the upper face with one forepaw raised; open to the rear and underside.
Provenance
Acquired in the 1990s.
Collection of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 0116
Roman Bronze Bear Fitting
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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