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LOT 0718
Roman Bronze Panther Statuette
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (53.6 grams total, 47 mm including stand).
Depicted in a leaping pose with the beast's foreleg extended and the head turned slightly right with open jaws; mounted on a custom-made display stand. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound near Newark/Lincoln, Nottinghamshire, UK.
Acquired from Ancient & Oriental, Nottingham, UK, 2002.
Property of a Nottinghamshire gentleman.
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