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Bronze lion

Period:: Archaic
Date:: early 6th century B.C.
Culture:: Greek, perhaps Laconian
Medium:: Bronze
Dimensions:: H.: 2 3/16 in. (5.6 cm)
Classification:: Bronzes
Credit Line:: Fletcher Fund, 1925
Accession Number:: 25.78.113

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 152

Provenance

Said to be from Olympia
References

Richter, Gisela M.A. 1927. "Recent Accessions in the Classical Department." Bulletin of the Metropolitan Museum of Art 22(1): p. 21.
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