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LOT 0882
Western Asiatic Bronze Lion Padlock
CIRCA 13TH-14TH CENTURY A.D.
2 3/4 in. (71.7 grams, 70 mm).
Standing with open mouth and engraved annular eyes; voids to the chest and rump, triangular tab and hole to the rear of the head, hasp absent.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market in the 1990s.
Ex property of a Suffolk collector.
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LOT 0882
Western Asiatic Bronze Lion Padlock
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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