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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.

Provenance

Acquired 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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