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LOT 0699
Roman Glass Lion's Head Mount Fragment
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (22.8 grams, 35 mm).
A round appliqué with a fierce male lion with its jaws gaping, voluminous mane falling around the head. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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