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LOT 0640
Roman Bronze Lion's Head Casket Mount
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (168 grams, 55 mm).
Domed in profile with concentric stepped tiers and hatched fur texture, central lion-mask with lateral piercings for the muzzle, slightly flared rim; lead plug to interior. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Wiltshire, UK, before 1974.
LiteratureCf. Menzel, H., Römische Bronzen in Speyer, Mainz, 1960; Rolland, H., Bronzes Antiques de Haute Provence, Paris, 1965, item 413.
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