Roman Bronze Recumbent Panther

Roman Bronze Recumbent Panther, ca. 2nd Century AD. The recumbent panther holds its head upright, alert and to the left. The panther's tail curls up over the body and down the left haunch. The feline has large oval eyes and rounded concave ears projecting diagonally backward from the crown of the head. Incision marks the lips, muzzle, eyes, pupils and hair encircling the face and paws. Ex HJB 189th Buy or Bid Sale, March 2014, lot 423. Ex 165 Buy or Bid Sale, 2009, lot 618. L. 2" (5 cm)..