A MICRO-MOSAIC PLAQUE DEPICTING A LION ATTACKING A DOG

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A MICRO-MOSAIC PLAQUE DEPICTING A LION ATTACKING A DOG
Rome, early 19th Century

Rectangular, the lion crouching and sinking its jaws into the hind quarters of the helpless prostrate hound, the dog writhing in agony, depicted on a hilltop with a tree in the foreground and further wooded hills in the distance - 2 7/8in. (7.3cm.) long

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