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LOT 0976
Roman Bronze Tree-Support with Lion Skin
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (19.87 grams, 29 mm).
Modelled in the round as a lion-skin draped over a tree trunk with the head resting on the opposite side and flanked by the front paws, a teardrop-shaped plaque above.
Provenancewith H.A.C. AG, Basel, until 1999.
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LOT 0976
Roman Bronze Tree-Support with Lion Skin
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£45 (EUR 52; USD 61) ‡+BP*
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