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111 - PAIRE DE POIGNEES A TETES LEONINES
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PAIRE DE POIGNEES A TETES LEONINES Bronze à patine verte Diam. : 11 cm ; L. : 14,5 cm Art romain, Iie siècle ap. J.-C. Chaque poignée est formée d'un disque en tôle repoussée et ciselée orné d'une tête de lion de face. La crinière est rendue par des mèches incisées rayonnant à partir d'une raie médiane, et le pelage du mufle est finement piqueté. La gueule ajourée retient un anneau mobile mouluré. Des traces d'oxydation ferreuse sur le pourtour signalent les points de fixation d'origine par clous. Provenance Ancienne collection Magloire. Vente Ader, Paris, 28 juin 2022, lot 126. A pair of Roman bronze lion-head handles Each handle consists of a repoussé and chased bronze disc decorated with a frontal lion's head. The mane is rendered by incised locks radiating from a central parting, and the muzzle is finely punched. The pierced mouth holds a moulded swing ring. Traces of iron corrosion around the edges mark the original nail fixing points. A Roman Bronze pair of door handles with lion heads. 2nd Century A.D.
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