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141 - WINGED BRONZE LION
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WINGED BRONZE LION Parthian art, 1st–2nd century A.D. Base of a cist or piece of furniture depicting a winged lion emerging from a floral wreath and surmounting a lion’s paw. Minor losses. Height: 13 cm Provenance: Former French private collection, acquired in the 1980s David Ghezelbash Archéologie, Paris Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2011 Exhibitions: Mougins Museum of Classical Art (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA695) Dragons and Mythical Creatures, Museum of Folk Arts and Traditions of Draguignan, Draguignan, France, May 16, 2025–August 31, 2025 Bibliography: C. Dauphin, *Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary*, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, pp. 48 and 90 C. Dauphin, *Animals in the Ancient World*. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2016, p. 60, fig. 61, and p. 80 A Parthian bronze cista or furniture foot in the shape of a winged lion, 1st–2nd century A.D.
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