CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN BRONZE APPLIQUE IN THE FORM OF A SPHINX
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Shown crouching with curled tail and head facing front, wearing wreath and necklace with three large circular pendants, 3½ in. (9 cm.) long; two Roman terracotta oil lamps, both moulded, circa 2nd-4th Century A.D., 4 in. (10 cm.) and 2½ in. (6.5 cm.) long respectively; and a bronze vessel handle with animal head terminals and palmette, circa 4th Century B.C., 5 in. (12.7 cm.) long (4)
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Shown crouching with curled tail and head facing front, wearing wreath and necklace with three large circular pendants, 3½ in. (9 cm.) long; two Roman terracotta oil lamps, both moulded, circa 2nd-4th Century A.D., 4 in. (10 cm.) and 2½ in. (6.5 cm.) long respectively; and a bronze vessel handle with animal head terminals and palmette, circa 4th Century B.C., 5 in. (12.7 cm.) long (4)
Provenance
European private collection, acquired in Zurich, 1974.
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