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LOT 0625
Roman Bronze Seated Panther Statuette
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (38.7 grams, 37 mm wide).
Modelled in the round with naturalistic detailing to the head and face, sitting with head turned slightly to the left.
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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