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LOT 0810
Roman Bronze Seated Lion Statuette
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (30.5 grams, 35 mm).
Modelled in the round with naturalistic detailing, seated on their hind quarters.
Provenance
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
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