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LOT 1742
Romanesque Bronze Lion Mount
11TH-12TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (20 grams, 42 mm).
Depicted laying down with its chin resting between its forepaws, stylised detailing to the face, mouth, mane and tail; pierced through the tail for attachment; two pierced suspension lugs to reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired early 2000s.
Property of a Birmingham, UK, collector.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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