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LOT 0657
Roman Bronze Lion's Head Fragment
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/4 in. (59.4 grams, 45.3 mm).
Modelled in the round with open jaws and lolling tongue, furrowed eyebrows and large lentoid eyes, mane detailing framing the face. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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