Ancient Roman Marble Lion Fountain Head, 1st/2nd Century B.C. Large Roman Marble Lion Fountain Head, 1st/2nd century A.D. A marble fountain support depicting the head of a lion, the narrow face carved in high-relief with full, wavy mane, the gaping jaws with detailed teeth; a hole to the top for attachment, another hole through the mouth; mounted on a custom-made base. Provenance Baron Plato von Ustinov (1840–1918) private collection Private collection of a Norwegian gentleman, acquired at an auction in Oslo in 1919 Private Collection, London, UK (acquired from Bonhams 22 September 1998, lot 485) Publications A report on the sculpture was written by an academic at Oslo University in 1964 Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss certificate dated 7 October 2002
Ancient Roman Marble Lion Fountain Head, 1st/2nd Century B.C. Large Roman Marble Lion Fountain Head, 1st/2nd century A.D. A marble fountain support depicting the head of a lion, the narrow face carved in high-relief with full, wavy mane, the gaping jaws with detailed teeth; a hole to the top for attachment, another hole through the mouth; mounted on a custom-made base. Provenance Baron Plato von Ustinov (1840–1918) private collection Private collection of a Norwegian gentleman, acquired at an auction in Oslo in 1919 Private Collection, London, UK (acquired from Bonhams 22 September 1998, lot 485) Publications A report on the sculpture was written by an academic at Oslo University in 1964 Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss certificate dated 7 October 2002
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