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LOT 0180
Roman Bronze Prancing Lion Statuette
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5 1/8 in. (226 grams total, 13 cm including stand).
Modelled in the round with the tail laid along the spine, collar to the neck and crest between the pricked ears; tongue protruding to form a loop against the chest, possibly from a handle; mounted on a display stand.
ProvenanceAcquired from Bath Antiques Centre, 1990s; and inspected and verified by Robert Knox of the British Museum.
From the private collection of a Somerset gentleman.
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