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LOT 0745
Roman Bronze Lion Head Finial
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (159 grams, 67 mm).
Hollow-formed on a tubular shank with raised rim, modelled with dense curls to the mane, mouth open and tongue protruding.
Provenance
Acquired in Europe in 1994.
European private collection.
Literature
Cf. Beutler, F. et al., Der Adler Roms. Carnuntum und der Armee der Cäsaren, Bad-Deutsch Altenberg, 2017, item 174, for type.
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