162 - Crouching Bear. Roman, 1st–3rd centuries A.D. H 11 cm, 1.23 kg. Solid bronze casting. A crouching bear holding grapes in both paws, which it is nibbling on. At the bottom, a cover in the form of a curved bronze sheet. This is likely a figurative weight. Dark green patina; a small fragment is missing from the front paws. Provenance: Formerly in the N.W. Collection, Munich; acquired by inheritance before 1970.

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