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LOT 0739
Roman Bronze Miniature Table Leg with Face of a Lion
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (60 grams, 13.2 cm).
The shank formed as two octagonal-section bulbs with median carinated bow; incuse geometric pattern, lion-mask modelled in the round with protruding tongue. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an East Anglia private collector.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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