Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art

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Various Properties

A Large Roman Bronze Lion-head Handle, circa 2nd/3rd Century A.D.

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

of massive form cast in relief with the head of a lion holding a fluted ring in his gaping jaws, with bared teeth, protruding tongue, deeply grooved whiskers, wrinkled nose, engraved irises, small rounded ears, and gnarled and notched brow, the vigorously modelled unruly mane pierced with iron attachment rivets.


Height 20 cm. (31.4 cm. with ring)

Robin Symes Ltd., London

Allan Caplan, New York, acquired from the above on July 25th, 1974 (Sotheby's, New York, June 5th, 1999, no. 185, illus., one of a pair, shown at left)

Robert Haber & Associates, New York

New York private collection, acquired from the above on November 7th, 2003

The pendant of the present lot sold in 1999 is now in the collections of the Rhode Island School of Design Museum, acc. no. 2003.106 (https://risdmuseum.org/art-design/collection/lions-head-handle-2003106). For two very closely related examples see Sotheby's, New York, November 29th, 1989, no. 95A.

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