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WINGED LION IN BRONZE
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141
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WINGED LION IN BRONZE
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,500 - €3,500
Voluntary lot
Description
WINGED LION IN BRONZE
Parthian art, 1st–2nd century AD
Base of a cist or piece of furniture depicting a winged lion emerging from a floral wreath and surmounting a lion’s paw.
Minor losses.
Height: 13 cm
Provenance: Former French private collection, acquired in the 1980s
David Ghezelbash Archéologie, Paris
Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2011
Exhibitions: Mougins Museum of Classical Art (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA695)
Dragons and Mythical Creatures, Draguignan Museum of Folk Arts and Traditions, Draguignan, France, 16 May 2025–31 August 2025
Bibliography: C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, pp. 48 and 90
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2016, p. 60, fig. 61 and p. 80
A Parthian bronze cista or furniture foot in the shape of a winged lion,
1st–2nd century AD.
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
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