Lot Essay
For a similar example see no. 306 in Mitten and Doeringer, Master Bronzes From the Classical World.
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A ROMAN BRONZE HANDLE
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
From an oinochoe, the arching handle with a scrolling foliate design terminating below in a lion's paw where it attached to the body of the vessel, and terminating above in a well-modelled head of a lion, the rim extensions terminating in rotelles
4 1/2 in. (11.43 cm.) high
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
From an oinochoe, the arching handle with a scrolling foliate design terminating below in a lion's paw where it attached to the body of the vessel, and terminating above in a well-modelled head of a lion, the rim extensions terminating in rotelles
4 1/2 in. (11.43 cm.) high