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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.
ProvenanceAcquired in Europe in 1994.
European private collection.
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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