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Roman Bronze Knife Pommel with Head of a Lion Roman Bronze Knife Pommel with Head of a Lion Roman Bronze Knife Pommel with Head of a Lion
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LOT 0727

Roman Bronze Knife Pommel with Head of a Lion

1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.

1 in. (26.5 grams, 24 mm).

Hollow-formed with collar to the lower rim, voided mouth to accept a ring; probable knife pommel.

Provenance

From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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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LOT 0727

Roman Bronze Knife Pommel with Head of a Lion

Sold for (Inc. bp): £117

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