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LOT 0827
Roman Silver Crouching Feline Statuette
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (13.7 grams, 27 mm).
Modelled in the round with naturalistic detailing, crouching with collar and possible harness.
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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