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Roman Bronze-Handled Key with Panther Roman Bronze-Handled Key with Panther Roman Bronze-Handled Key with Panther Roman Bronze-Handled Key with Panther Roman Bronze-Handled Key with Panther Roman Bronze-Handled Key with Panther
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LOT 0125

Roman Bronze-Handled Key with Panther

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

3 in. (74 grams, 77 mm).

The bronze handle modelled as the forequarters of a panther leaping from a crown of fronds, with stylised facial detailing; iron stem, bit and wards.

Provenance

Acquired on the German art market around 2000s.
From the collection of an EU gentleman living in the UK.

Literature

Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 06.176.71, for similar.

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LOT 0125

Roman Bronze-Handled Key with Panther

Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)

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