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142 - BRONZE GUIDE PIVOT
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BRONZE GUIDE PIVOT Roman art, 3rd–4th century A.D. A chariot component with an octagonal shaft topped by an eagle’s head with finely chiseled plumage, flanked on either side by a cobra’s head. Height: 15.8 cm Provenance: Former German private collection, acquired in the 1980s Rupert Wace Ancient Art Limited, London Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2009 Exhibitions: Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA382) Dragons and Mythical Creatures, Draguignan Museum of Folk Arts and Traditions, Draguignan, France, May 16–August 31, 2025 Bibliography: M. Junkelmann, “Roman Militaria” in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 246, fig. 36 C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, p. 99 C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2016, p. 52, fig. 47 and p. 88 A Roman bronze chariot fitting in the shape of an eagle, 3rd–4th century A.D.
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