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The artist of the antiquity had some preferred subjects. The animal, realistic or fantastic, was represented in a variety of materials. In bronze, it is often used to decorate utensils or ornaments for domestic or liturgical practice. Thus, the bronze lion that Piasa offers for sale in Paris on May 27 seems to come from the depths of time. It is a container, of a variety known as aquamanile, use…