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LOT 0679
Roman Bronze Lion Statuette
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (24.7 grams, 36 mm wide).
Crouching adult male lion with forepaws extended. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the late 1960s-early 1970s.
Ex property of a European gentleman.
Acquired on the UK art market in 2015.
Property of a Kent lady collector.
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