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CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN BRONZE LION-HEAD ATTACHMENT
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
With a furrowed brow, full cheeks and large recessed eyes inlaid with red glass, the rounded ears emerging from within the radiating mane, the locks articulated, with pronounced whiskers and fangs, the tongue lolling, the remains of two original iron pins preserved on the reverse
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) high
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
With a furrowed brow, full cheeks and large recessed eyes inlaid with red glass, the rounded ears emerging from within the radiating mane, the locks articulated, with pronounced whiskers and fangs, the tongue lolling, the remains of two original iron pins preserved on the reverse
4½ in. (11.4 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner on the Geneva market, 1980.
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