19TH CENTURY
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A pair of Italian marmo rosso antico models of recumbent lions
19th century
After the Capitoline lions, modelled contro posto, with stylised manes, the rectangular plinths incised with friezes of pseudo hieroglyphs, on marmo verde antico stepped plinths
The lions -- 6in. (15.3cm) long, 3¾in. (9.5cm) high, the plinths -- 7in. (17.8cm) long, 2¾in. (7cm) high, 6½in. (16.5cm) high, overall (2)
19th century
After the Capitoline lions, modelled contro posto, with stylised manes, the rectangular plinths incised with friezes of pseudo hieroglyphs, on marmo verde antico stepped plinths
The lions -- 6in. (15.3cm) long, 3¾in. (9.5cm) high, the plinths -- 7in. (17.8cm) long, 2¾in. (7cm) high, 6½in. (16.5cm) high, overall (2)