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LOT 0653
Roman Bronze Lion's Paw Table Foot
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 1/4 in. (190 grams, 83 mm).
Formed as the paw of a lion on a circular base and a rectangular socket to the top, projecting lioness head below the socket.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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LOT 0653
Roman Bronze Lion's Paw Table Foot
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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