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LOT 0181
Roman Bronze Lion Statuette
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (104 grams, 84 mm).
Of slender form, modelled standing right on a bar, right paw held aloft, stylised face and mane detailing.
Provenance‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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Opening Bid: £333
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Acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Important North West London collection.
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Modelled in the round with naturalistic detailing, sitting upright nibbling a nut. 11.7 grams, 25 mm
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
