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LOT 0809
Roman Bronze Vessel Handle
1ST CENTURY B.C.-5TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (101 grams, 66 mm).
Round-section ellipsoid loop handle with biconvex bulbs to guide the attachment strap; pendant lionskin panel with mask and lateral trailing paws.
ProvenanceAcquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent.
Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s.
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