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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF STEPHEN AND JUDITH BEINER
A ROMAN BRONZE LION
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Details
A ROMAN BRONZE LION
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Depicted crouching, the fur incised, his head turned slightly to its right, the full mane with curving unruly locks, the fierce face with an open mouth revealing fangs, the tail curled beneath his right hind leg with the tassel resting on his flank, on an integral base perforated for attachment
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) long
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
Depicted crouching, the fur incised, his head turned slightly to its right, the full mane with curving unruly locks, the fierce face with an open mouth revealing fangs, the tail curled beneath his right hind leg with the tassel resting on his flank, on an integral base perforated for attachment
5¾ in. (14.6 cm.) long
Provenance
Antiquities, Christie's, New York, 5 June 1998, lot 146.
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