Lion figurine - image 1

Roman

Lion figurine

The figurine is mold-made and solid. The back is flat. The lion is seated upright, facing the viewer's right, on a low, roughly rectangular base. H. 4 in. (10.2 cm)

Date

99 BC - 99 AD

Accession No.

74.51.1749

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art

Provenance

  • From Cyprus

References

  • Myres, John L. 1914. Handbook of the Cesnola Collection of Antiquities from Cyprus. no. 2350, p. 362, New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.Karageorghis, Vassos, Gloria Merker, and Joan R. Mertens. 2016. The Cesnola Collection of Cypriot Art : Terracottas. no. 407, p. 240, Online Publication, [CD-Rom 2004], New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.