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CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMANO-BRITISH ENAMELLED BRONZE OWL FIBULA
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1¼ in. (3.2 cm.) long
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1¼ in. (3.2 cm.) long
Provenance
Leo Mildenberg (1913-2001) collection, Zurich.
A Peaceable Kingdom, The Leo Mildenberg Collection of Ancient Animals, Christie's, London, 26-27 October 2004, lot. 107.
A Peaceable Kingdom, The Leo Mildenberg Collection of Ancient Animals, Christie's, London, 26-27 October 2004, lot. 107.
Literature
A. S. Walker (ed.), Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection, Part III, Mainz am Rhein, 1996, no. 44.
P. E. Mottahedeh (ed.), Out of Noah's Ark, Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection, Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem, 1997, no. 32 (front cover).
P. E. Mottahedeh (ed.), Out of Noah's Ark, Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection, Bible Lands Museum, Jerusalem, 1997, no. 32 (front cover).
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
Brought to you by
Claudio Corsi
Specialist, Head of Department