Figurine
Protome
Object Number:
48-2-146
Current Location:
Rome Gallery
Culture:
Roman
Provenience:
Turkey (Country)
Samsoun
Date Made:
100-199 AD
Early Date:
100
Late Date:
199
Section:
Mediterranean
Materials:
Bronze
Iconography:
Lion
Description:
Lion. Brownish patina with lime incrustations. Right front paw is broeken off. Hollow cast forepart of lion is smooth at the back edge where it would have been attached to a piece of furniture. Its head is turned slightly to the right, and its mouth is open. Modeling of face, the preserved paw, and the mane is in high relief.
Credit Line:
Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harold) Paumgarten
Other Number:
| 181 | - | Field No SF |
| L-2-111 | - | Other Number |
Current & Past Exhibitions:
Roman World (15 Mar 2003)
Bibliography:
[Book] Warden, Gregory P. 1997. The Hilprecht Collection of Greek, Italic, and Roman Bronzes in the University of Pennsylvania Museum. : Page/Fig./Plate: 48
[Catalogue] Moore, Charlotte B. 1969. Description and analysis of the bronze and lead objects in the Herman V. Hilprecht Collection, the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania.
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