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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF ALAN DERSHOWITZ AND CAROLYN COHEN
A ROMAN BRONZE BELT BUCKLE
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN BRONZE BELT BUCKLE
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
In the form of a striding lion, with his head turned out to his left, the individual locks of his radiating mane delineated, his tail in the form of a snake coiled into a figure-eight with the scales incised, with a broad nose, the mouth partially open, a fastening hook and two posts on the reverse
4¾ in. (12.1 cm.)
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
In the form of a striding lion, with his head turned out to his left, the individual locks of his radiating mane delineated, his tail in the form of a snake coiled into a figure-eight with the scales incised, with a broad nose, the mouth partially open, a fastening hook and two posts on the reverse
4¾ in. (12.1 cm.)
Provenance
Acquired by the current owner, Cambridge, Massachusetts, prior to 1992.
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