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BRONZE LEAPING BEAR
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BRONZE LEAPING BEAR
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Estimate €800 - €1,200
Voluntary lot
Description
BRONZE LEAPING BEAR
Roman art, c. 2nd century AD
A statuette of a leaping bear depicted in a naturalistic style, with finely detailed fur and muzzle.
Height: 6.8 cm
Accompanied by a Roman bronze brooch in the shape of a swastika, circa 2nd–4th century AD.
Height: 3.4 cm
Provenance: Charles Ede Limited, London, previously from a former private collection in Paris, acquired circa 1980 (bear)
Hixenbaugh Ancient Art Ltd, New York, previously from a former German private collection (swastika)
Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2010 and 2011
Exhibitions: Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. Nos. MMoCA652 & 615)
Bibliography: C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, 2014, p. 101 (bear)
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, 2016, p. 58, fig. 56 (bear)
A Roman bronze statuette of a leaping bear, circa 2nd century AD.
And a Roman bronze swastika brooch, circa 2nd–4th century AD.
See original version (French)
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