Figurine
Vessel Attachment
| Object Number: | 48-2-149 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Roman |
| Provenience: | Turkey (Country) |
| Section: | Mediterranean |
| Materials: | Bronze |
| Iconography: | Animal |
| Height: | 4.9 cm |
| Width: | 2 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948 |
| Other Number: | 9 - Collector Number L-2-63 - Old Loan Number |
Description
Cista foot. Patina removed in 1966. Right wing is missing. Animal is composed of a lion's head on a bird's body with spread wings, and ends below the lion's paw. Face is indicated by large gashes, the wing feathers by grooves, and the breasts by punched dots. A small flat knob projects from the left side of the head.
Bibliography:
| [Book] Warden, P. G. 1997. The Hilprecht Collection of Greek, Italic, and Roman Bronzes in the University of Pennsylvania Museum.. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 61, no. 214, pl. 23 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Thesis] 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.. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: pp. 157-158, no. 164 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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