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BRONZE PROTOME OF A MOLOSSUS
See original version (French)
131
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BRONZE PROTOME OF A MOLOSSUS
See original version (French)
Estimate €600 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
BRONZE PROTOME OF A MOLOSSUS
Roman art, circa the 2nd century AD.
A bronze piece depicting a dog’s head, with drooping ears, a finely detailed coat, pierced pupils and a spout in its mouth.
Height: 6 cm
Provenance: Gorny & Mosch, Munich, 29 June 2011: lot 299 (ill.)
Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins
Exhibitions: Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA756)
Bibliography: Gorny & Mosch, Auction 198, Munich, 29 June 2011, lot 299
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, 2014, p. 103
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2016, p. 92
A Roman bronze head of a Molossian hound,
Circa 2nd century AD
See original version (French)
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