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POSSIBLY 12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMANESQUE MARBLE FOREPART OF A LION
POSSIBLY 12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
With spout emerging from agape mouth, with strongly carved wavy mane, the face with furrowed forehead, raised arched eyebrows, the eyes with drilled pupils, traces of upper part of legs emerging from the shoulder
11½ in. (29.3 cm.) high
POSSIBLY 12TH-13TH CENTURY A.D.
With spout emerging from agape mouth, with strongly carved wavy mane, the face with furrowed forehead, raised arched eyebrows, the eyes with drilled pupils, traces of upper part of legs emerging from the shoulder
11½ in. (29.3 cm.) high
Provenance
German private collection, formed during the 1960s-1970s.
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